tar

Example Sentences

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The Tar Heels added two more on sacrifice flies in the sixth and seventh innings, but failed to drive in more with the bases loaded in the seventh and ninth innings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is closing down this summer for renovations that include a new entrance, expanded research labs and the addition of an immersive theater and rooftop terrace.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Northwestern, which has its own scoring sensation, Madison Taylor, and is playing on its home turf, is the only school to have beaten the Tar Heels during Humphrey’s young career.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But construction workers were also building right next to the La Brea Tar Pits, an active paleontological research site.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Tar softens under the heel and the darkness under bridges changes from gloom to cooling shade.

From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison