wax
Example Sentences
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This ritual lasted an entire night and involved burning small figures made of wax and clay while an exorcist recited specific incantations.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
While I could wax poetic on the virtues of “Catwoman” for another 5,000 words, I won’t subject you to that here.
From Salon • Mar. 22, 2026
Across the water, Ain Dubai -- the world's tallest Ferris wheel -- has stopped turning, and the Madame Tussauds wax museum below is drawing few visitors despite hefty discounts.
From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026
Her contribution — five modeled microcrystalline wax sculptures of sleeping toddlers — appears beside three paintings from the 1960s by her mother, Carmen de Monteflores, who is now 92.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
The branches are bare and black but they are covered with dripping white candles, translucent layers of wax frosting over the bark.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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