marbles
Britishnoun
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(functioning as singular) a game in which marbles are rolled at one another, similar to bowls
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informal (functioning as plural) wits
to lose one's marbles
Example Sentences
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Then every morning Luc would quiz me in person before my shift began, correcting my pronunciation, having me repeat the terms until they rolled off my tongue smooth as marbles.
From Literature
In the tests, the team dropped marbles into sand that contained scattered pieces of painted gravel representing boulders on Dimorphos.
From Science Daily
Before you scream, burst out laughing, or think I have lost my marbles, of course, there are very big differences between them.
From BBC
She smiled, and her green eyes reminded Danny of glass marbles.
From Literature
The boy could not imagine what was lucky about having to use a walker or losing your hair or your sight or your marbles or having to live in a place like Shady Glen.
From Literature
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