lash
Example Sentences
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"All dogs can be dangerous if they're not brought up correctly, if not raised the right way, if in pain they can lash out, they can bite."
From BBC • May 29, 2026
The crews use mooring ropes to lash the ships as close as 11 feet from each other so that they roll in the waves together.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
When powerful industries "lash out like this", Ahmed said, "it is the sound of a system under pressure."
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
The talks will take place as storms continue to lash Gaza, where hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians remain living in basic tents that offer little protection from the cold and flooding.
From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025
Then I'll lash them to the hull with homemade rope.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
Vocabulary lists containing lash
"Ain't I a Woman?"
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Selection Vocabulary 1, Unit 5
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Vocabulary from Readings 5, Unit 5
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