abut
Example Sentences
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The land abutting the Pinto Mountains Wilderness is also home to badgers, bighorn sheep and Mojave fringe-toed lizards.
From Los Angeles Times
The band is pitched right at a difficult juncture at which their artistic ambitions abut real, life-altering attention.
From Los Angeles Times
The seven-story addition directly abuts the original building without seeming to touch it.
An unknown projectile hit a cargo ship in the strategic Strait of Hormuz abutting Iran, causing a fire and forcing the crew to evacuate, a maritime security agency said.
From Barron's
Iran also abuts the Strait of Hormuz, a maritime chokepoint that controls access to the Persian Gulf.
From Barron's
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