rod

Example Sentences

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"It's a paddle that is attached to the bottom of a metal rod and I've made a leg that I can walk into the water with and can actually swim," he explained.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Worries about corporate water practices aren’t new, but the issue has become a lightning rod as the data-center build-out gathers speed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Even the U.S. delegation has become a particular lightning rod this round.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Among the photos in the website is one of his father holding a fishing rod after catching a fish.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Smithy pushed the iron rod farther below the coals and said, “The men blamed you?”

From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri