thread
Example Sentences
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It wasn’t long before he lost the thread of his inspiration.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
Music was a common thread in all of our lives.
From Salon • May 29, 2026
"I was not able to read small letters, I was not able to thread in a needle... now I can, to do all those things," she said.
From Barron's • May 27, 2026
But give most robots a needle and thread, and they would probably come undone.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Out on this windswept fell, she felt exposed, like a caterpillar dangling on a thread.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Vocabulary lists containing thread
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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