pound
Example Sentences
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American competitors produce as much as 1,000 pounds of soil per body, taking into account the wood chips, water and other materials used in natural organic reduction.
Last week, Chinese border police foiled an effort by two men attempting to smuggle 500 pounds of silver into the country from Hong Kong.
Plus, Tūtū wants us to steam and pound the taro we plan on keeping, before selling the rest to a family of poi pounders in Waialua.
From Literature
It's a reminder that not all jewellery can be valued in pounds and pence.
From BBC
The most threatening stockpile is almost 1,000 pounds of uranium enriched to 60%, which without further enrichment could be used to make a crude nuclear weapon.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
