pellet
Example Sentences
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The inside contains a combination of mineral pellets that clean your fabrics.
From Washington Post
He showed the confidential informant a sealed glass jar designed to explode and project glass fragments and shotgun pellets, and the informant was able to capture video of it, according to court documents.
From Seattle Times
If your stool looks more like small, separate pieces or pellets, or resembles lumpy sausage shapes, that could indicate constipation, she said.
From Seattle Times
Graupel is also called snow pellets or soft hail, as the graupel particles are particularly fragile and generally disintegrate when handled.
From Los Angeles Times
Police shooting: Los Angeles police officers shot and killed a woman who pointed a pellet gun at them, The Associated Press reports.
From New York Times
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