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shea
[ shee, shey ]
shea
/ ˈʃɪə /
noun
- a tropical African sapotaceous tree, Butyrospermum parkii, with oily seeds
- shea buttershea butter the white butter-like fat obtained from the seeds of this plant and used as food, to make soaps, etc
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Example Sentences
Yeah, one thing that John Shea said struck me: "Narratives close off the complexity of reality."
The Yankees got off to a 2-0 series lead but dropped the first game at Shea Stadium to the Mets.
Effects are already being seen says Karen Shea, Planned Parenthood Federation of America Director of Medical Standards.
But more often than not the real stories are even more delicious, and no one has gathered more of them than … Shea.
If it was still Shea Stadium, this list would look a lot different—starting with those pesky rats as “the worst.”
A slug struck the wrist and an arrow pierced the body of Private Shea, hurling him to the bottom of the ravine.
No one, except Mr. Shea, was sufficiently satisfied with his own share of the meeting to wish for more fame than was unavoidable.
I told him how you had volunteered to fight for the Boers, and about the day you nearly killed that blackguard Shea.
The baobab and the karite (shea butter tree) are found only in the Niger districts.
Compare Marquette's account in his published narrative, by Shea.
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