shaft
Example Sentences
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It plans to sink the mine’s first shaft this year, and hopes to repeat similar success in Congo.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
Audi wanted F1 to remove the MGU-H - the device that recovered energy from the turbo shaft - fearing it was too complex and they would never catch up if it was kept.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
A pair of turbines are joined to a single shaft.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
Here are two films largely about torturous family dynamics; why is Winslet’s getting the shaft?
From Salon • Jan. 1, 2026
“A shaft of sunlight at the end of a dark afternoon, a note in music, and the way the back of a baby’s neck smells if its mother keeps it tidy,” answered Henry.
From "Stuart Little" by E.B. White
Vocabulary lists containing shaft
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The ACT Reading Test: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 3
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