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brush with
verb as in fight
Strong matches
Example Sentences
It is easy to forget that South Korea - now a vibrant democracy - had its last brush with authoritarianism in the not-too-distant past - it only emerged from military rule in 1987.
And after his brush with an assassin’s bullet in Pennsylvania in mid-July, he arrived at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee a day later as a conquering hero to his supporters.
After surviving a brush with prostate cancer, he said, he wanted to raise money to spread awareness of the disease.
When that engine arrived on scene, the fire was just half an acre, burning in medium brush with a moderate rate of spread, according to radio communications provided by Orange County Fire Chief Brian Fennessy.
Though many of the women who’ve returned to the ballet studio may have had an awkward or intimidating brush with the dancing style in their youth, their rediscovery of the craft on their own terms has helped them feel elegant, strong and beautiful.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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