span saw
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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He saw every trick teams threw at the Patriots in that span, saw how Brady handled every challenge.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 6, 2021
And after a 15-month span saw six members bolt for higher-profile football conferences — Syracuse, Pittsburgh and Louisville, among them — those left behind split into two leagues following last season.
From Washington Post • Dec. 30, 2013
Aunt Fanny, who had no children of her own, helped keep the house spick & span, saw to it that young George was always dressed in starched tidiness.
From Time Magazine Archive
Alexander, still standing at the end of the river span, saw the lower chord of the cantilever arm give a little, like an elbow bending.
From Alexander's Bridge by Cather, Willa Sibert
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