vein
Example Sentences
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I felt my blood go icy in my veins, and I turned the letter back over, looking again at my name in my handwriting.
From Literature
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“Maybe we take a break from spending the night at Taylor’s,” he said, as several veins bulged out of his forehead.
Not to say that he wouldn’t be willing to take a burrow by force if necessary, for the blood of conquerors flowed vigorously through his veins.
From Literature
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Once, they had been very helpful in the mines since they can sense large veins of gold from a mile away and deep in the earth.
From Literature
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Top, 28, only burst onto the country music scene two years ago, but music has always been in his veins.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.