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Example Sentences
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In that instance, moss growth on a decomposing skeleton helped investigators estimate how long the individual had been dead.
From Science Daily
Kilachand, for instance, first enlisted his consultant to get rewards for his company’s spending.
Finally, he recommends pairing less enjoyable tasks with more enjoyable ones—if you’re putting off going to the gym, for instance, allow yourself to listen to a favorite podcast while working out.
It is one of several instances in which his hand has been cut, aides said.
And the choreographer, Katie Spelman, does wonderful work, for instance expressing the nervous energy of the students with precise and funny twitching of their sneakers under their desks.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
