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Example Sentences
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You’re so cushy-comfy and sleeping so deeply that you don’t hear that big old truck, hauling two tons of tomatoes, getting closer and closer.
From Literature
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Air Force was dumping thousands of tons of ordnance, World War II-style, with little or no strategic result.
In a blog post, Musk talked about launching every hour to deliver millions of tons of satellites into orbit each year.
From Los Angeles Times
That is a distinct possibility today, considering the tons of stocks that have crashed recently.
From Barron's
On Sunday, it sent two ships with over 800 tons humanitarian aid.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.