mothball
Example Sentences
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Although Lloyd may not care to look at them, there are all sorts of fancy metrics that illustrate exactly how odd it is for Arizona to mothball the 3-pointer.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
The pangram from yesterday’s Spelling Bee was mothball.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2023
Liberty Steel has put 440 jobs at risk under plans to mothball three factories and cut production at another.
From BBC • Jan. 12, 2023
Briant has had to mothball the giant inflatable walk-through colon she used to send to events in tribal areas and gatherings of agricultural workers throughout Washington State.
From Scientific American • Nov. 18, 2021
For example, many combat ships are being returned to active duty from the "mothball fleet" and many others can be put into service on very short notice.
From State of the Union Address by Truman, Harry S.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
