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Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Words nearby pat. pend.
Pat. Off.,
patois,
Paton,
pat on the back,
Patos,
pat. pend.,
patr-,
Patras,
patres conscripti,
patresfamilias,
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How to use pat. pend. in a sentence
Pat Robertson finished second in the 1988 Iowa caucus, and it was all downhill from there.
Pat Robertson wants to talk about the extinction of the gays.
Divide the dough in half and very gently pat each half into a round 1-inch-thick disk.
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels, place on a sheet pan, brush with olive oil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
In Illinois, embattled Democratic incumbent Pat Quinn lost his bid for re-election against Bruce Rauner.
Pat Malone, you are fined five dollars for assault and battery on Mike Sweeney.
Neither of us spoke again, and at length the squat log buildings of Pend d' Oreille loomed ahead of us in the night.
He planned to make an early start from Pend d' Oreille, and thus reach Walsh by riding late the next night.
I'm somewhat puzzled to know why they didn't stand pat and make a clean job of us both.
Henry gave his younger sister a gentle pat, as she returned with her workbag and fished for the chalk.
British Dictionary definitions for pat. pend.
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