dash
Example Sentences
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Economists note that there have been false hopes that were dashed before.
From MarketWatch
A lower court last year handed the veteran 57-year-old politician a five-year ban from public office over a fake jobs scam at the European Parliament, dashing her presidential ambitions.
From Barron's
“I think it’s spawned by a little bit of a—this is kind of a coarse term—but a dash for trash,” he said.
From Barron's
I spring to my feet and dash downstairs to the kitchen.
From Literature
Then why not throw in a dash of 2023’s winner “Everything Everywhere All At Once,” for its wild plot convolutions.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
