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"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Example Sentences
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“If there’s a problem in the church, we don’t get rid of the church, we don’t nail up the church door,” Mr. Clyburne said.
From Washington Times
If you’re lucky enough to have a fireplace, don’t just nail up any old mirror you have lying around.
From Washington Post
The industry fought tooth and nail, up to the Supreme Court twice, in 18 appeals, but eventually the first of 35 million pages began arriving in Minneapolis.
From Washington Post
In April, the Detroit Lions wide receiver lashed out at the Sports Illustrated stunner on Instagram for her “fishbowl lifestyle,” explaining that he chooses to nail up picture frames of the people he loves the most inside his home to protect them from ridicule rather than post about them online.
From Fox News
In the post, which has since been deleted, the 33-year-old slammed Culpo, 26, for her “fishbowl lifestyle,” explaining that he chooses to nail up picture frames of the people he loves the most inside his home to protect them from ridicule rather than post about them online.
From Fox News
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