milestones
Example Sentences
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It's obvious the people who worked in the business were kept locked away in appalling conditions, living side by side with the donkeys that turned the millstones.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2024
The Vanadis bristle worm has eyes as big as millstones -- relatively speaking.
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Start-ups sputtered, and the stock options employees hoped would make them millionaires instead became millstones.
From Washington Post • Aug. 4, 2022
The rise of contemporary and then streetwear brands reshaped consumer wardrobes and shopping patterns, as elitism was trounced by accessibility, and brick-and-mortar emporia went from being magnetic landmarks to millstones weighing down the bottom line.
From New York Times • Oct. 15, 2019
He said that Ammu and Estha and Rahel were millstones around his neck.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
