passages
Example Sentences
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However, the Springboks' brute strength in the close quarters meant they could collect points without needing to resort to such high-risk passages of play.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The new simulations suggest that such a star cannot be spun up nearly as much during later passages.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 23, 2026
Cofnas added that “Many passages are lifted with minimal editing, sometimes retaining copy-editing mistakes from the original source,” and found similar issues in other papers written by Arday.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
Soon after Arday was hired at Cambridge, a retired British professor called David Harris read Arday’s work and flagged a series of apparent errors, which appeared to include passages taken from other works without citation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
If they had known the various tender passages which had been nipped in the bud, they would have had the immense satisfaction of saying, “I told you so.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
