holes
Example Sentences
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The irascible Reinhold submitted a highly critical report on the plight of the German settlers—some of them were living in holes in the ground—which led to his leaving Russia without any remuneration.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
On a frosty February morning last year, fishermen dropped lines through drilled holes in the thin ice as artillery echoed through nearby fields.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Here, Colman Domingo’s renegade intelligence operative also refuses to tell anyone anything, but all the unspoken beats just feel like plot holes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026
Giuliani said that he and other security planners had been "planning with one hand tied behind our back" due to the shutdown, saying "we are still plugging a few of those holes".
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
You’d think someone as rich as King Barf would keep his castle in better repair, there were so many holes and loose stones.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
