rod

Example Sentences

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His father, he said, had been out for a walk and was using a curtain rod as a walking stick.

From BBC

Telescoping rods helped move objects in the dark.

From Literature

The rod is priced at up to $150,000, with Propstore branding the two props "the most significant artifacts to ever surface from the movie" at auction.

From Barron's

The ending, which I won’t spoil here, has become a lightning rod of controversy that cannot be destroyed, no matter how much acrimonious electricity it attracts.

From Salon

She took her fishing rod back to the rocks, and when she caught a fish, she dropped it in a bucket.

From Literature