contracted
Example Sentences
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Eventually we learned I had an immune condition; I also had mono, which felt cosmically unfair considering I had not yet been kissed and suspected I’d contracted it from the skating rink water fountain.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026
The program has a target of ultimately feeding 83 million people, but it has come under the spotlight after thousands of recipients contracted food poisoning.
From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026
Moerdler projected that Oracle may only require $15 billion to $20 billion in additional capital by fiscal 2028 to complete its contracted build-out.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
King spoke about how the success of the show came at a cost as the Hairy Bikers were contracted to work 200 days a year filming, often thousands of miles away from home.
From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026
The massive wheels tore deep trenches into the hard soil, the engine screamed, and my world contracted to noise and the stark, blinding headlight.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
