reel
Example Sentences
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One man who knows exactly what it takes to win with Celtic is former captain Scott Brown and he - perhaps unsurprisingly - is backing his former side to reel in both Rangers and Hearts.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Stretched out, Pages slid beneath the ball to add to his opening-day highlight reel.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026
To be considered, prospective nominees for each shortlisted film submitted a five-minute reel and a recorded Q&A to the Academy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
War — particularly one involving nuclear-capable states in the Middle East — is not supposed to look like a highlight reel assembled by a 16-year-old editing gaming clips.
From Salon • Mar. 8, 2026
He showed her how to cast her line, how to reel in the trout.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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