appendage

Example Sentences

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In their eyes, the country is nothing more than a Russian appendage, lacking a distinct culture, language and history.

From New York Times

And on Wikipedia, there’s a quote by a 19th-century classicist, who says that the sisters are just appendages, and the real Gorgon is Medusa.

From Seattle Times

Ellison said that, going forward, the committee must ensure it doesn’t “turn into a little appendage of Biden,” and called getting “too wrapped around the existing president” a “legitimate concern.”

From Seattle Times

Specifically, this time out, a finely choreographed murderous ballet of head shots, knifings, body slams, hatchets to the skull, arrows pinning body appendages mixed with close-quarters combat and lethal bone-breaking action.

From Washington Times

Now, an extensive effort to sequence the genomes of more than a dozen snake species has uncovered mutations that likely helped make these appendages vanish, as well as the DNA underlying other unusual traits.

From Science Magazine