give five
Example Sentences
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In the first inning, Tommy Edman opened the scoring with a three-run home run — only for starting pitcher Dustin May to immediately give five runs back in the bottom of the inning.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2025
"First of all we give five sharp blows with the heal of your hand between the child's shoulder blades - check every time you do this to see if anything has come out."
From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2025
Let’s say you wanted to give five oranges as a gift: How would you arrange the fruits so that they consumed as little space and wrapping paper as possible?
From Scientific American ● Jun. 6, 2023
Burns had two sacks against Wilson on Sunday, including a strip-sack, to give five in the past four games and a career-high 10 on the season.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
If a man could give five million dollars away, then millions must be as common to him as nickels.
From "Native Son" by Richard Wright
