twig
Example Sentences
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Clare fed the hungry flame with twigs and leaves, carefully giving it what it needed to grow but not a sprig more.
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A light snow lay on the ground and it was hard to find the sticks and twigs with which a small stove was kept going in each room.
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A few paces off the trail, he found three long black hairs snagged on a twig at about head height.
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My family tree is more like a family twig.
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The sound of a twig snapping made me jump and I spun to face Regan as she jogged out of the darkness.
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