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foxhole

noun

Definition of foxhole

as in bunker

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Recent Examples of foxhole Or maybe the integrity thing to do would be to stay in it and keep fighting in the foxhole. — Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025 Thune and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are too deep in their respective partisan foxholes to cut any deal. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2025 Imagine sitting in a cafe or a foxhole or a government office in Ukraine on Friday, watching those first scenes in Anchorage. — Tom Nagorski, Time, 16 Aug. 2025 Instead infantry soldiers squeeze into foxholes in groups of two or three. — Nataliya Gumenyuk, The Atlantic, 27 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for foxhole

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From there, Spieth still had a difficult chip with a bunker in front of him and a mound working down toward the pin.

— Brody Miller, New York Times, 14 July 2026
His approach from the rough was one pace from clearing a pot bunker, instead bouncing back into the sand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026

Definition of bunker

Noun

Gather around the smokeless fire pit for s’mores and storytelling, relax in a private hot tub or sauna, or take a dip in the cold-plunge pool.

— Tree Meinch, Midwest Living, 11 July 2026
The available s’mores kits to enjoy by any of the three outdoor fire pits are great, too.

— Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026

Definition of pit

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Excellent job, acknowledges both her physical transformation and that her mouth can get her into more trouble than mine does at the underwear party in Fire Island.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 July 2026
Here is what that looks like in mine, offered as practice rather than virtue.

— Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of mine

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Last week torrential rains triggered deadly mudslides and flooding in Cox’s Bazar, flattening shelters and killing more than a dozen people, including children.

— Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
If no shelter is available, crawl to an interior wall away from windows.

— CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026

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