passages

Example Sentences

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Guff of this sort has its entertainment value, as do passages that barely conceal the memoirist’s disdain for Ms. Harris.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

There have been 99 subterranean passages discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993, according to the Justice Department.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The Justice Department says 99 subterranean passages have been discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The arrangement of passages, cracks, and openings can reveal how water travels through different layers of rock beneath the canyon.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

It seems to me to be at odds with a number of passages in which Wittgenstein expresses a quite different view of science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton