Example Sentences
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Surfboards, ladders, long-stock lumber, the perennial Christmas tree—all of it can stick through the open hatch window long enough to get where you’re going.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2026
Fifteen engines and turntable ladders were being used to tackle the flames from above, London Fire Brigade said.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
The research that discovered this truth about bond ladders was first presented in a 2015 article, “Bond Ladders and Rolling Yield Convergence.”
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
We would pay professionals to do jobs such as major painting, anything on tall ladders, annoying stuff.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026
I find Henek and Danuta in a section of the barn that has been fitted with wooden beds stacked on top of one another, ladders going up their sides.
From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron
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