thread
Example Sentences
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On the first, priests tie a sacred thread around the necks of the transgender devotees, symbolising their marriage to the Hindu warrior god Aravan.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Hundreds of watches, an encyclopedic knowledge of the movie and its production, a worn-out DVD copy hanging on by a thread, and a whole career later, I still owe it everything.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
Some technicians make up to $100,000 and possibly more at the right company, according to one Reddit thread.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 28, 2026
Their hopes are hanging by a thread now.
From BBC • Apr. 26, 2026
Her hands twisted each iron thread until a door stood before her.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
Vocabulary lists containing thread
"The Song of Wandering Aengus" by W.B. Yeats
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Cormac McCarthy's "The Road"
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"Modern Automotive Technology," Vocabulary from Section 1
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