clod

Example Sentences

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Whether it's a twig, a pebble or a clod of dirt, the randomness you get on a large scale is the same.

From Science Daily • Mar. 12, 2024

To be fair, there is more to Johnson's story than him simply being a clod when it came to dogs.

From Salon • May 20, 2023

In another, weeds frozen under a dusting of snow wilt into a clod of root-tangled soil.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2023

The one of Rizzo, which was taken down on June 2, makes him look like a misshapen clod in an awkwardly buttoned jacket.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2020

But I cannot but think: Only one threw the clod.

From "Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village" by Laura Amy Schlitz