Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cat-o'-nine-tails
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Vera Bradley Features Belt Bag Nab this Vera Bradley belt bag that can be worn multiple ways, thanks to its adjustable strap, including around the waist or across the body.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
8 Oct. 2025 -
The leather straps and white boucle create some nice contrast but any DIY-ers will also be able to drape over their own favorite throw blanket or quilt for a bespoke look.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
8 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile research has shown that warmer conditions delay leaf fall in oak and beech, whereas other studies find the opposite is true in birch and poplar.—
Humberto Basilio,
Scientific American,
10 Oct. 2025
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Leaves on her birch tree have began turning yellow and falling.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The tree produces edible hickory nuts enclosed in a thick husk.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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They can be ordered three different ways, including in a five or nine-piece entree with hickory barbecue sauce.—
Helena Wegner,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Elsewhere, freeze warnings and frost advisories spanned parts of the Midwest and Northeast, where temperatures in the mid-20s and low 30s could lead to frost and freeze conditions capable of killing crops and other sensitive vegetation as well as damaging outdoor plumbing.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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The entire crop of players with serious money left on their deals endured long, discouraging stretches this season where their contracts looked like albatrosses.—
Grant Brisbee,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 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
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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
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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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