Example Sentences

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If you have ground flax, mix 2 Tbsp in 2 Tbsp water and set aside.

From Salon • May 23, 2024

After the spectacular fall of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, you might have expected the embattled cryptocurrency sector, and its sophisticated lobbying operations, to have ground to a halt.

From Slate • May 2, 2024

Mr. Flood hoped that at least one of those candidates could attract the support of the holdouts that have ground the process to replace Mr. McCarthy to a halt.

From Washington Times • Oct. 21, 2023

Now with Hollywood actors joining the writers on union picket lines, studios have ground to a halt.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

If people had known ahead of time, they would have ground corn to prepare for the trip, but there was no time.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau