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sough

[sou, suhf] / saʊ, sʌf /


Example Sentences

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Jafari sough the person’s help to get work in the county and paid the person between $1,000 and $1,500 in cash, prosecutors said.

From Seattle Times

Ultimately, when large depositors sough to withdraw more than $40 billion in a single day, the bank couldn’t pay out the funds.

From Seattle Times

The administration could have sough a legal stay, said Brettny Hardy, a senior attorney with Earthjustice, and the Interior Department could also have offered a much smaller slice of the Gulf for lease.

From Washington Post

In the suit, Wagoner sough a hefty chunk of Parton's income over the course of several years.

From Fox News

The soundtrack soughs and swells in step with the slowly moving cameras, occasionally giving way to the music of wind, water and birdsong.

From New York Times