torch
Example Sentences
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Whether he was carrying the Olympic torch, skiing with Picabo Street, sliding a curling stone or driving a Zamboni, Snoop was everywhere.
From Los Angeles Times
"I don't have any existential crisis in my head about trying to keep bearing the country music torch," he says.
From BBC
When the Olympic torch was handed to Italy's two highly successful volleyball teams, he failed to recognise men's volleyball captain Simone Giannelli, naming one member of the women's team.
From BBC
"One day, a single piece of glass might carry the torch of human culture and knowledge across millennia."
From Barron's
Webcam images show lights from their torches as they scaled the mountain.
From BBC
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