Angel Falls

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noun

a waterfall in SE Venezuela: world's highest. 3,212 feet (979 meters) high.

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Words nearby Angel Falls

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How to use Angel Falls in a sentence

Evidence is piling up that as men do more of the caregiving, violence against women falls.
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Despite general good intentions, however, even good physicians can deliver care that falls short.
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This is where I think the argument against me falls off the cliff.
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Jonathan Gruber, the economist who helped design Romneycare and the Affordable Care Act, falls on his sword before Congress.
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As a result, the exhibit falls short of showing Mary as real woman, as a protagonist in her own life story.
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I reached the spot where she stood, she began to speak, and I took off my hat as if doing reverence to an angel.
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Death comes in, the bread at the feast turns black, the hound falls down—and so on.
The Wave|Algernon Blackwood
"I do think Angel would surely want me to go, if she knew," thought Rosemary.
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I suppose the hammer falls back more slowly from the string, and that makes the tone sing longer.
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In two or three minutes Rosemary appeared once more, without her hat and coat, to say that "Angel" had not yet come back.
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British Dictionary definitions for Angel Falls

Angel Falls

noun

a waterfall in SE Venezuela, on the Caroní River; regarded as the highest in the world. Height: 979 m (3212 ft)

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