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Example Sentences
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The Kings and Ducks backed into Saturday’s rivalry game at Crypto.com Arena.
From Los Angeles Times
Despite the controversy, MCG chief executive Stuart Fox backed Page and his ground staff to continue.
From Barron's
More than 20,000 people backed the group's call for action -- surpassing the threshold for public-initiated legislation -- and a draft bill passed the Thai parliament's lower house in October.
From Barron's
Turkey hasn’t backed Western sanctions on Moscow, meaning purchases of Russian energy don’t violate Turkish law.
Growing up, my house backed up to a park with a teeter-totter, the kind that was little more than a steel pipe with two wooden boards as seats.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
