wave
Example Sentences
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Construction of new apartments followed the wave of conversions downtown in the early 2000s, and the ordinance was expanded to a few other neighborhoods with older buildings, including Hollywood and Koreatown.
From Los Angeles Times
The 3 million pages recently released by the Department of Justice have sent shock waves across the globe.
From Los Angeles Times
Von Allmen, however, was a picture of celebration after his storming run, the large number of baying Swiss fans in the packed tribune wildly applauding their hero, flags waved, cowbells heaved and air horns blown.
From Barron's
Brenda was posing for a photo before her first swim with the Flamborough Flippers group, when a wave knocked her off her feet and washed her leg away.
From BBC
"It affects my players in that moment. They think it's a handball, they switch off, we don't clear the ball and they score. Then for 25 minutes it was wave after wave of attack."
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
