tow
Example Sentences
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It was finally towed to a jetty on 21 February, ending six days of dramatic scenes which had made headlines around the world.
From BBC
Indigenous peoples in South America had been popping corn for millennia, but it didn’t reach the U.S. until the 19th century, when whalers returned from South America with the whole grain in tow.
Officials raced towards her and she received lengthy medical treatment before being towed away on a stretcher, with her condition unknown.
From Barron's
A tow truck was winching a blue SUV out of the ditch.
From Literature
"I'm talking about bent wheels, broke wheels, broke suspension, broke springs. People have to be towed off the road," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
