foxholes

plural of foxhole

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for foxholes
Noun
  • The courtyard is outfitted with several fire pits and is a nice place to hang out, and the property regularly hosts outdoor yoga classes as well.
    Mae Hamilton, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In warm weather, rent a paddleboard from the hotel and glide across Lake Estes, or warm up around the fire pits or in the dry sauna.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That money would be better spent, as military experts have long said, on asymmetric weapons like mines given that Taiwan’s ports and air bases would be the main targets for China’s initial air and missile campaign.
    Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Once freed from slavery, Washington toiled in coal mines, worked as a janitor in exchange for formal education and became a great American orator and leader of the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama.
    Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • After buying out a vendor, the bikers pass out the food to encampments and shelters.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The number of beloved pets who die of age or illness is unknown but might be less than the eleven thousand dogs and cats euthanized in shelters weekly.
    Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sewage facilities remain largely absent, as is running water, with residents relying on wells.
    Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The geothermal exchange project includes the drilling of geothermal exchange wells and the purchase of heat pumps and related energy equipment.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
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