pommels

present tense third-person singular of pommel

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pommels
Verb
  • Posted to the account @maisythemarshmallow on September 19, the video shows the dog, named Maisy, lying calmly as the cat snuggles up and licks her face.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
  • When asked the question, the owl takes the lollipop and licks it three times before chomping down on its hard shell exterior and handing the stick back to the child.
    Moná Thomas, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The man simply pounds the zone.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • So unless Benito uncharacteristically whips out a slate of cover songs, his set will be entirely in Spanish.
    Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 29 Sep. 2025
  • So the magnetic field has to stay synchronized with the increasing mass of the particle, ramping up in strength as the particle whips around.
    Paul Sutter, Space.com, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Echidna, mother of monsters, here depicted as a greenish, redheaded snake woman, hides from the Olympians in a cave.
    Seamus Sullivan September 29, Literary Hub, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Fright Night cast him as a magnetic vampire whose polished demeanor hides something far darker.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While Harris Reed had more exaggerated bottom lashes and more clustered to the outer wing, lashes at Dreaming Eli were more centered and top-heavy, leaving the bottom lashes natural.
    Essence, Essence, 23 Sep. 2025
  • His right hand lashes out periodically.
    Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • And yet when an athlete expresses that same sentiment, nobody bats an eyelash.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As the water is likely to demonstrate as Erin batters the coast, the islands face threats not only from the ocean, but also from the large bodies of water to the west, the Albemarle, Pamlico and Currituck Sounds.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
  • Thousands are without power in Puerto Rico as Hurricane Erin batters the Caribbean with heavy rainfall and gusty winds.
    Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The monkey’s genitals are burned with a candle, and it is placed in a cage with a mongoose, which attacks it.
    Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
  • But together a picture emerges of a long-standing movement eager to stop anyone who attacks a principle or personality its adherents hold dear.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2025
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