knot
Example Sentences
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That feeling can present in many ways — rumination, a knot in your throat or your chest, an unease in your stomach, the tensing of muscles.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
Ship-tracking websites showed the Mayuree Naree just off the Omani coast in the Strait of Hormuz, moving slowly at little more than one knot.
From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026
Malcolm Day and Sarah Brooks are due to tie the knot in September after meeting on holiday in Blackpool in June 2024.
From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026
In September, the exes—who tied the knot in July 2022—tried their luck offloading the opulent abode again, listing it for $52 million in the hopes that a large price cut would help secure a buyer.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026
But a thick knot coiled in her stomach as she awaited her fate.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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Vocabulary lists containing knot
"A Night to Remember," Vocabulary from the history writing
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"A Night to Remember" by Walter Lord
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