bolt
Example Sentences
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But if that was the case, then McLaren was the hopeless character who forgot to bolt the back door.
Guardrails between lanes not bolted but furnished with a quick fixture so they can be dismantled in a short time.
I once bolted from a family gala, getting a taxi to the station to make the late train back from Boston, arriving at 3 a.m. just so I could sleep in my own bed.
From Salon
One can’t say that the change was a bolt from the blue, because Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has telegraphed his intention to revisit the causes of autism for months.
From Los Angeles Times
One idea is that the earliest spark of a lightning bolt could arise directly from charged ice crystals.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
