hole
Example Sentences
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“We have spent millions of dollars to support the Washington Opera’s exclusivity and yet they were still millions of dollars in the hole — and getting worse,” Grenell wrote on social media.
From Los Angeles Times
However, they are typically more expensive and less commonly used, as they require either a deep bore hole or a horizontal system dug into the ground over a large area.
From BBC
One of the arms is slightly longer, and the neck hole is a little looser than I wanted.
From Literature
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In the nearby town of Banissa, the man-made watering hole that once held 60,000 cubic metres of water is dry, leaving a barren expanse that children have turned into a playground.
From Barron's
A collapse in the value of the initial debtor-in-possession loan has spooked lenders, which now question if First Brands is too far gone, and if the chapter 11 is only digging a deeper hole.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.