rut
Example Sentences
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Miami is nothing special, but at least the Dolphins don’t seem stuck in a rut.
From Los Angeles Times
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies remained stuck in a rut Thursday but crypto-exposed stocks were set for gains.
From Barron's
He’s the kind of guy weighed down by an internal inertia, asleep while standing up, stuck in a rut.
From Los Angeles Times
It made Penelope drowsy, and when the driver shouted and pulled the troika swiftly and hard to the rutted edge of the road, it startled her into a yelp.
From Literature
Nearly an hour later, she turned onto a rutted dirt road and cranked up the Shania Twain tune “Honey, I’m home.”
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