layers
Example Sentences
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As things get hot the temptation is to ditch the layers, get out the shorts and unbutton the flowery shirt.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
There are unstable layers of debt at the firm, fund and investor level.
From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026
To learn when those earthquakes occurred, scientists dig trenches across the scarps and study the displaced layers of soil and sediment.
From Science Daily • May 19, 2026
The piece slows to a mesmerizing pace as layers of sound build and subside in absorbing ways.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
Dad arrived with my grandmother, who started shedding layers as soon as she stepped into our overheated house.
From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller
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