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beryl

azure

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Words nearby wheels in motion

wheelman, Wheelock, wheel of fortune, wheel of life, wheels, wheels in motion, wheelspin, wheel static, wheels within wheels, wheel trim, wheel window

How to use wheels in motion in a sentence

I wonder what that lady is doing now, and if she knows what she set in motion with Archer?
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This is a guy who has his son-in-law clean his eyeglasses, for crying out loud.
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Her travel clique has been known to arrive at an airport, bags packed, passport-in-hand, within hours of spotting a deal.
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Earl Spencer adds, “Effectively, my great-grandfather sold his children to his father-in-law.”
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The lack of a gun is not likely to be a major problem for close-in air-to-air dogfights against other jets.
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In this situation we waited the motion of the enemy, without perceiving any advancement they made towards us.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, of York, Mariner (1801)|Daniel Defoe
These sections also have vibrations of their own which are of shorter length and more rapid motion.
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Felipe watched over her as a lover might; her great mournful eyes followed his every motion.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
At six o'clock I felt once more the welcome motion of a Railroad car, and at eight was in Venice.
Glances at Europe|Horace Greeley
Such throats are trying, are they not?In case one catches cold; Ah, yes!
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