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Example Sentences
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In their next visit to England's 22 they nailed their chance again, getting outside the defence with a speed and a skill-set of the highest class.
From BBC
“I tell people it’s like a nail gun,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
His best move might not have been catching air or nailing a tight turn.
Like how I used to get when Camille would borrow my nail polish without asking.
From Literature
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Their arrests as well as asset freezes and newsroom raids were the final nails in the coffin for Apple Daily, which closed its doors in June 2021.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.