recess
Example Sentences
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Deep within the murky recesses of the shadow fleet also lurks a category experts have dubbed "zombie ships" - vessels which steal the identity of dead ships in order to hide their true identity.
From BBC
The court is currently on recess, but its break ends on Feb. 20 — in about a week and a half — so there’s a chance the tariff decision finally could come that day.
From MarketWatch
Claire toyed with me for all of recess, pretending to be up to nothing.
From Literature
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“That’s what kids at school call you. Actually, they call you the Lone Wolf. Because you stay by yourself at recess. But I think Wolfie is nicer. Do you like it?”
From Literature
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It wasn’t raining, but dark clouds peppered the sky in a way that could mean that recess would be wet.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.