spit
Example Sentences
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Durant appeared nonplussed by the spat, while admitting that he had deliberately taken a combative approach into the game.
From Barron's
Moments after his defeat, he told the world about his suspected broken jaw and spat out blood for dramatic effect.
From BBC
“The near-term forecast remains positive for gold as it is closing in on its October record, now just a spitting distance away,” the analyst adds.
There are spats and hugs, frolics and bonding, and not much thrust to the tale.
From Los Angeles Times
The maneuver that prompted Mosaic’s spat with Eurex can improve reaction times by about 3.2 nanoseconds, according to the French firm, which calls it “corrupted speculative triggering,” or CST for short.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
