gear
Example Sentences
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The report said alternative solutions such as heavier nets had proven effective in reducing seabird deaths, while weighted ropes in Scotland had lowered the number whales being caught in fishing gear.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Under a tree stand two campus police officers in full gear and sunglasses, arms folded across their chests, surveying the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
The EU said it had flown in 100 tonnes of humanitarian aid Sunday -- including medicine, tents and protective gear to fight the haemorrhagic fever -- to hard-to-reach Ituri province, the epicentre of the epidemic.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
Instead, it has been steady at 4.3%—signaling that the labor market’s neutral gear might not be as low as economists had thought.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
She turned and edged sideways -quickly, quickly -then dropped to her knees and reached through the gap to drag the gear in after her.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing gear
Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Middle School
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"Hitching a Ride"
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Force and Motion (Mechanics) - Introductory
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