pads
Example Sentences
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By the weekend, when the shoulder pads come on, coaches will be breaking out in smiles watching their freshmen players trying to figure out the routine for the first time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
A smart and entertaining heist story unfolds, which Mr. Rich pads out with a less convincing subplot about Tim’s doomed affair with Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
Conway played drives through the covers and down the ground, Latham clipped off his pads.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
It’s an old song she snitched from her mother—British alternative, rising good energy, from the time of shoulder pads and big hair.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
