maneuver
Example Sentences
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Hansen then described the translunar injection burn -- a maneuver that brought Orion within 200 kilometers of Earth before swinging around onto a new course for the Moon.
From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026
They already have little room to maneuver and cut from already stretched budgets.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
“We will now begin to expand inland…creating additional freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces,” said Caine, adding, “we have sufficient precision munitions for the task at hand, both for offense and defense.”
From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026
“We will now begin to expand inland, striking progressively deeper into Iranian territory and creating additional freedom of maneuver for U.S. forces.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
"Show us how a real champ performs the Heimlich maneuver."
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.