powder
Example Sentences
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“I’m holding some dry powder to try to buy at the bottom if there is an opportunity,” said Josh Kinser, an individual investor in Texas.
From MarketWatch
With its intricate set design, period costumes and array of delicate powdered wigs, ‘Amadeus’ might be Pasadena Playhouse’s most lavish production yet.
From Los Angeles Times
The powdered remains are given back to relatives in an urn.
From BBC
In 1768 King George III filled Boston with armed troops, creating a powder keg; in two years the spark of a single rifle shot would explode the Boston Massacre.
Those consequences are already visible in the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis which prompted Mexico to send tonnes of emergency aid to Cuba, including powdered milk and personal hygiene items.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
