tilt
Example Sentences
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"So you see," she continues, her head tilting to one side, "life always holds beautiful surprises. It's brought a lot of colour into our lives."
From BBC
Newmont is up about 40% as gold prices catch a bid from central banks that are tilting their reserves away from the dollar.
From Barron's
Unlike his two friends, Mr. Spielberg didn’t want to tilt lances at the studios, make great art or change the world.
If hormones and pills can tilt who feels like "The One", then it becomes harder to argue there is a single, pre‑ordained match – which is where the mathematicians come in.
From BBC
Orders from the Energy Department lifted some environmental rules to allow many generators to operate at full tilt, too.
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