vest
Example Sentences
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“While the Governor is the chief executive, other elected officers who are members of the Council of State are also vested with executive power,” the judges wrote.
From Salon
“People in his position who are less confident hold their cards close to the vest and don’t engage with filmmakers like that.”
We were set up outside under the beating sun and he was wearing a vest with a wool coat, so we were trying to work quickly!
From Los Angeles Times
Within minutes, several agents — in plainclothes and some wearing vests that read “Police” — surrounded him.
From Los Angeles Times
The plan provided 12 tranches of stock options, each of which would vest only if Tesla’s market valuation, earnings and revenue hit certain milestones.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
