speedball
Example Sentences
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Use the Speedball Lino, U nib for everything in between the outline.
From Seattle Times
Then carve the outline with the Speedball Lino, V nib.
From Seattle Times
The combination of an opiate with a stimulant — commonly called a “speedball” — has become increasingly popular, said Daniel Ciccarone, a professor at the University of California at San Francisco who studies drugs.
From Washington Post
All the scene needed was Bruce Springsteen playing in the back, “I had a friend was a big baseball player back in high school. He could throw that speedball by you, make you look like a fool.”
From Seattle Times
There are many memorable characters in “Tell Me Everything” — from the plus-size sex worker to the beady-eyed coach to the incomparable Mr. Fixit that is JD — but it’s Krouse’s own persona, with her supernatural powers, her supersize wounds and her spiritual speedball of courage and vulnerability, that makes this book mesmerizing on every page.
From Washington Post
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