rear
Example Sentences
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He laments that most dogs are “stupidly loved, stupidly hated, acquired without thought, reared and ruled without understanding.”
Carrier deployments during peacetime are typically six months long, with planners allowing for a few months of potential overrun if needed, said Mark Montgomery, a retired rear admiral.
On Sunday, a passenger might glance at the driver in the rear view mirror and ask the usual: "Good weekend, mate? Get up to much?"
From BBC
Rubbish washes up on the island from many faraway places, with a decapitated doll from Japan once rearing its plastic head.
From BBC
Jonah let Katherine follow Chip, and then he sighed and brought up the rear.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.