marbles
Example Sentences
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He then sold the marbles to the British government, who then displayed them in the British Museum.
From BBC
Mary Beard, a professor of classics at the University of Cambridge and a British Museum trustee, is on the fence about the marbles.
From New York Times
We can simply enter our estimates for the number of total marbles, the number of red marbles and the number of draws, and we’ll get a probability.
From New York Times
Greece’s claims for the marbles have been unsuccessful because the British Museum is banned from giving away any collection item.
From New York Times
These things happen, and of course it fills you with dread: “Oh my God, I’m losing my marbles.”
From New York Times
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