lave
Frequently Asked Questions
- At high tide, the water laves the banks of the islands in the inner bay.
- I could spend all day listening to the gentle current lave over the pebbles.
- The wounds of the injured were laved.
Example Sentences
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The biggest increase was handed to Semi Lave.
From BBC • Oct. 17, 2023
On Tuesday’s episode of What Next, I spoke with Lave about how so many in this country got the right to “defend” themselves so quickly—and whether there’s any going back.
From Slate • Apr. 25, 2023
Kratz went 5 for 8 in the division series and became the oldest player to make his postseason debut since Lave Cross, 39, of the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1905 World Series.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2018
Against Colorado last week, he became the oldest position player to start in his postseason debut since Lave Cross for the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1905 World Series.
From Washington Times • Oct. 8, 2018
To attack Russian forts in the Crimea, the French navy in 1855 built three steam-driven floating batteries, the Tonnant, Lave, and Dévastation, each protected by 4.3-inch plates and mounting 8 56-lb. guns.
From A History of Sea Power by Stevens, William Oliver
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