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Example Sentences
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But last week Philadelphia's Dr. William Likoff somberly warned the AHA that the "mild coronary" may have more cause for ap prehension than for gratitude.
From Time Magazine Archive
But public ap prehension about the possible dangers of chemical insect killers is now shielding the hungry worms from DDT and other long-lasting poisons.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the tongue is affected, it is swollen and painful, and prehension and mastication of the food may be impossible.
From Common Diseases of Farm Animals by R. A. Craig, D.V.M.
Augustus was delighted—not so much at the acceptance of this guest, but his own wonderful prehension.
From The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel by Elinor Glyn
The extensions of the body-substance which are put forth by the Rhizopoda at will, and which serve for locomotion and prehension.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Henry Alleyne Nicholson
