bight
Example Sentences
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The Australia Institute said its polling suggested an overwhelming majority of South Australians wanted the bight to be given world heritage protection and most Australians opposed allowing companies to drill for oil there.
From The Guardian • Dec. 18, 2019
Even with a young team, the Anteaters advanced to the Big West Tournament final, so the future should be bight.
From Washington Times • Mar. 11, 2018
The shallow bight, more than a mile wide in places, runs east to west and cuts Andros roughly in half.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2015
The boardwalk weaves along the bight from the ferry terminal on Grinnell to the end of Front Street.
From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2015
I could just drift, he thought, and sleep and put a bight of line around my toe to wake me.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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Australia and New Zealand - Introductory
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Australia and New Zealand - Middle School and High School
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