rut
Example Sentences
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He’s the kind of guy weighed down by an internal inertia, asleep while standing up, stuck in a rut.
From Los Angeles Times
Yet this also opens up a window to craft a fresh political approach, particularly one that rises above the rhetorical ruts of socialized medicine and fearmongering over fictitious "death panels."
From Salon
Spring is a good time to break out of your cooking rut, Margaux Laskey writes in this week’s Five Weeknight Dishes newsletter.
From New York Times
The Huskies earned just a No. 4 seed, seemingly held back by their midseason rut.
From Washington Post
They should be viewed as a team that long ago rebounded from a midseason rut rather than a Final Four surprise.
From Washington Post
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