mantel
Example Sentences
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After China took up the mantel as mediator, the two sides agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations.
From BBC
But Russell was no lady browsing vases for her mantel, and I wasn’t used to this kind of attention from a boy.
From Literature
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Carter’s statuettes had been displayed on a mantel.
From Los Angeles Times
It’s for the mantel, for our boys,’” Song revealed.
From MarketWatch
“What is it with rich people and mallards?” he asks, noting several on a mantel.
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