concrete
Example Sentences
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He said it cost him $40,000 to hire a private contractor to gather up and dispose of several dumpsters of busted-up concrete.
From Los Angeles Times
At night, he cheered his favorite soccer team, Real Madrid, with his sons in their one-story concrete house.
The ongoing assaults highlighted the gap between the diplomatic narrative and the realities on the ground, underscoring that a cease-fire or concrete halt in hostilities remained far from agreed.
From Salon
A 15-meter concrete wall has been erected to stop the reactor from being flooded by a tsunami.
He was placed under house arrest pending appeals, but was taken into police custody last month after being deemed a "concrete flight risk".
From BBC
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