pur
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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"We also had two residential oil tanks tip over in the village which pur out fuel oil into the flood waters," she said.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2023
He held a nail in his right hand, with which he had apparently traced Earth moving around the sun on the wall with the words “E pur si move” written underneath.
From Scientific American • May 6, 2020
“Fantôme qu’à ce lieu son pur éclat assigne”: that line has a music beyond its meaning, its six-syllable phrases singing out in turn.
From The New Yorker • Apr. 11, 2016
“O Francia o Spagna pur che se magna,” the old Neapolitan saying goes: It doesn’t matter if we’re governed by France or Spain, so long as we eat.
From New York Times • Dec. 13, 2013
“At camp, they said a descendant of Neptune had caused the disaster. Neptune is the god of earthquakes. But... but I don’t think great-grandfather actually did it. Causing earthquakes isn’t pur gift.”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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