stump

Example Sentences

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"We have jobs, but we don't make anything," he added, as he took an axe to a tree stump in a neighbouring plot.

From Barron's

“When I came back our country was dead. Now it’s the hottest country on the planet,” he said in what has become the standard stump speech pickup line.

From Salon

But like the former congressman, Talarico has an extra “it” factor on the stump and in interviews.

From Salon

After a time I stopped and sat on a stump and watched them and tried to think of a way to make them run.

From Literature

Oteg had warned me to go slow through the Burn, to watch closely for stumps.

From Literature