Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat-o'-nine-tails
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The proof-of-concept research shows that a simple WiFi transmitter and receiver can measure heart rate with clinical-level accuracy without requiring any smartwatch, chest strap, or hospital monitor.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025 -
Carry it as a clutch or wear it over the shoulder with the attached chain strap.—
Melody Kazel,
People.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But that’s certainly not the case with the leads, especially Corrin, who can look chic, gamine and supple as a birch tree in anything, as proven by their frequent modeling and catwalk gigs for Miu Miu and their ability to make the kookiest of outfits work on the red carpet.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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Oeuf has long been a pioneer in design-forward kids’ furniture, making the type of streamlined, Baltic birch pieces that have shown up in countless Brooklyn town houses.—
Leonora Epstein,
Architectural Digest,
4 Sep. 2025
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Try Palm Bay’s version at Memaw’s Bar-B-Que, where the meats are cooked for hours over a hickory and oak hardwood firepit.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
1 Sep. 2025
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Some like oaks and hickory trees keep their green leaves for longer.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
19 Aug. 2025
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The most notable feature of the current crop of players is that there’s been a drip-drip effect, with England producing one outstanding talent each year.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The following year, McBee falsified information provided to his insurance company about the company’s soybean crop again.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Made from weather-resistant rattan, this set can stand up to most weather.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Bread baskets and faux bamboo flatware also complement rattan.—
Monika Biegler Eyers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 July 2025
Noun
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Pictures of Piper the dog, who last year went through an awful health scare after having a rawhide treat.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
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Chinese laborers, rare for that time, made rawhide bags on site to take the limestone and dump it into iron buckets on an aerial tramway, according to Meniketti’s report.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 July 2025
Noun
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The sedate throwing of flowers erupted into a fistfight, a ministampede and people lashed with whips and riding quirts.—
John MacCormack,
San Antonio Express-News,
26 Apr. 2018
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And, in an offering from a more rugged hero, Harrison Ford’s bullwhip, belt, and whip holster (the only complete set to ever be offered at auction) from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is estimated to hammer down for between $250,000 and $500,000.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
22 Aug. 2025
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The item expected to go for the third-highest sum is Indiana Jones’ eight-foot bullwhip, belt, and whip holster used by Harrison Ford in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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