twig

Example Sentences

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Penelope gave a slow spin to the makeshift globe she had fashioned out of a roundish potato and a long birch twig that had been whittled to a point.

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Penelope’s family tree was scarcely more than a twig.

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As if someone were trying, and failing, to walk quietly on the twigs and leaves of the forest floor.

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But the rustle and crunch of breaking twigs was caused by Simon.

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“I know exactly how to weave together grasses and twigs. It will be my gift to you, to celebrate your union.”

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