spile

Example Sentences

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Peeta’s found a good vein and the water begins to gush from the spile.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

By wiggling and adjusting the spile, we get a thin stream running out.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

I drop the spile, forget where I am or what lies ahead, only know I must reach her, protect her.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

My mockingjay pin now lives with Cinna’s outfit, but there’s the gold locket and the silver parachute with the spile and Peeta’s pearl.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

A silver parachute that holds a spile for tapping trees, and the pearl Peeta gave me a few hours before I blew out the force field.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins