to boot
Example Sentences
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When Emily dropped him off for the trip to boot camp, Jason encouraged her to think about the CIA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
When Sol died in 1987, he was thought to be the largest private landlord in New York City, with a billion-dollar estate to boot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Dean Herrington won his first game as football coach at St. Bernard last week, but the story you had to see to believe was the 6-foot-9 kid who came in to boot extra points.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
If you think of the Williams sisters you see them in the Wimbledon whites, moving around a grass court, two beautiful service motions, with athleticism, power, and touch at the net to boot.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
"Get me an appointment with your hairdresser this instant for a hair-dyeing job! Tell them it's an emergency! They've got to boot someone else off their list! I'm going upstairs to wash it now!"
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
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