Example Sentences
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The group, dressed in heavy military gear, silently affixes the pole to a short column along the edge of the roof before quickly walking away.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 24, 2023
This quality, which linguists describe as “polysynthetic,” means that many affixes may attach to a verb—and with each additional affix another layer of story accrues.
From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023
“This’ll make your skin glow,” a nurse tells the 34-year-old R&B singer, as she affixes an IV drip of vitamins and supplements.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 11, 2023
Bonnedahl traps black-headed gulls, samples their feces for bacteria carrying AMR genes, and affixes tracking tags to their backs to follow their migrations.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 26, 2023
She reaches back and pulls two stickers out, puts them on plastic bracelets that she has attached to her belt, which is like a nurse utility belt, and affixes them to my right wrist.
From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini
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