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Examples of ditch in a Sentence
He drove the car into the ditch.
after skidding on the ice, our car went right into the ditch
Recent Examples of ditch from the Web
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The last-ditch effort by Trump had the feel of a basketball player heaving up three-pointers in the final seconds of a fourth-quarter loss while his teammates looked to the next game.
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As a child, Pasmans, 42, played with newts in the ditches of a park near his home in the suburbs of Antwerp, Belgium, and he has been fascinated by amphibians and reptiles ever since.
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Case file Name: David L. Eyman, of Kansas City Age: 15 Circumstances of the crime: Found burned to death in a ditch early in the morning of Aug. 14, 1974.
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Peasants face ruinous fines for minor offences, such as looking scruffy or refusing to dig communal ditches.
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Witnesses reported the crash after spotting a black BMW in a ditch near Tavern Road about 11 a.m., a CHP official said.
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European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom meets with Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida on Friday in a last-ditch effort to reach a broad agreement on a free trade deal after four years of talks.
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The suspect's vehicle was in a ditch in the rear of his property on W. St. Joe Road.
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He was set upon by other chimps who pummeled him and chased him into a ditch.
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Origin and Etymology of ditch
Middle English dich, from Old English dīc dike, ditch; akin to Middle High German tīch pond, dike
Other Civil Engineering Terms
ditch
Definition of ditch
transitive verb
1a : to surround with a long narrow cavity in the earth : to enclose with a ditch (see 1ditch) The pasture was hedged and ditched.b : to dig a ditch in
2 aviation : to make a forced landing of (an airplane) on water successfully ditched the plane
3a : to get rid of : discard ditch an old car had to ditch their planb : to end association with : leave ditched school His girlfriend ditched him.
intransitive verb
1 : to dig a ditch
2 aviation : to crash-land at sea
Examples of ditch in a Sentence
The thief ditched the purse in an alley.
They ditched the car in a vacant lot.
They ditched me at the concert.
Recent Examples of ditch from the Web
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And while fraying, pilling, tearing, staining, and fading may all be legitimate reasons as to why people would want to ditch their sheets, there has to be more sustainable ways to fix those extremely common issues--and dispose of bedding.
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Young men who would later become head coaches and coordinators in the NFL lobbied their bosses to ditch the paper and pencil and embrace a host of computer programs that would make their jobs easier.
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ASOS also isn't the first company to jump onboard with ditching Photoshop: Target's most recent swimwear ads are completely unretouched, and Aerie has been at the forefront of the no-editing, body-positivity movement for years.
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ASOS also isn't the first company to jump onboard with ditching Photoshop: Target's most recent swimwear ads are completely unretouched, and Aerie has been at the forefront of the no-editing, body-positivity movement for years.
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Nay’s method made better predictions, and Tauberer ditched his own version for Nay’s.
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More: Louisville looks into ditching cleaner-burning gasoline requirement Cleaner air or cheaper gas?
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Plus, a survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that people who make their bed every morning sleep better, so why not make the chore even easier by ditching some bolsters. 4.
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Why ditch the Saudis and unveil a new Marshall Plan to solve a problem that’s less threatening than lightning?
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Origin and Etymology of ditch
see 1ditch
DITCH Defined for English Language Learners
ditch
playDefinition of ditch for English Language Learners
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: a long narrow hole that is dug along a road, field, etc., and used to hold or move water
ditch
Definition of ditch for English Language Learners
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: to stop having or using (something you no longer want or need) : to get rid of (something)
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: to end a relationship with (someone)
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: to get away from (someone you do not want to be with) without saying that you are leaving
DITCH Defined for Kids
Definition of ditch for Students
: a long narrow channel or trench dug in the earth
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