wax

Example Sentences

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Two South Korean cross-country skiers have been disqualified at the Winter Olympics after a banned type of wax was found on their skis.

From BBC

He used his thumb to break the wax seal and read his sister’s familiar bubbly handwriting.

From Literature

By studying the hydrogen isotope makeup of plant leaf waxes preserved in the sediments, the researchers reconstructed rainfall patterns stretching back 800 years.

From Science Daily

Medical evidence heard during the new inquests stated that the victims who died from asphyxia at Hillsborough were likely to have been subjected to pressure that waxed and waned.

From BBC

Life waxes and wanes between peace and tumult, elation and despair.

From Salon