air
Example Sentences
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Appeared out of thin air?”—I thought it was going too fast and might run into the building,” she finished in a rush, because suddenly that had seemed true too.
From Literature
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It grew swollen and puffy and she punched it hard in the middle, oofing the air out of the puffiness and the knot out of herself.
From Literature
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He is the guy with the back pack and hose, shuffling backwards down the sheet inside the near-empty Cortina Curling Stadium, spraying plumes of water into the air.
From BBC
The Census estimates the median new single-family house last year was 2,176 square feet—and today’s house would be much fancier, with central air conditioning, etc.
Jackson resigned, saying, “I need air. I must have room to grow.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.