cross
Example Sentences
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He looks like a cross between Barbie and the Predator and will be terrorizing defenses for as long as Norway can hang around.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
To investigate further, researchers focused on glucosamine because it is a naturally occurring sugar-related molecule that can cross the blood-brain barrier.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
"El Niño conditions will pour fuel on the fire of a warming world. Impacts will hit even harder, travel even farther, and cross borders with devastating speed," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The snackiest expression of the theme: a loose, lemony caper relish that lives in the refrigerator waiting to improve whatever happens to cross its path.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
He passed the spot where the cliffs hung over him in a dark and fearful arch and made the sign of the cross over himself.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
Vocabulary lists containing cross
The SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words, List 7
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The New SAT: Multiple-Meaning Words
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