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the sticks

noun as in back country

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Example Sentences

England had two penalty advantages right in front of the sticks.

From BBC

The sticks are kidnapping and torture of those suspected of disloyalty by Venezuelan and Cuban counterintelligence agents.

The club had a goalkeeping crisis the year before as they lost the league to Rangers with three different men playing between the sticks.

From BBC

The chimpanzees, who were studied in their natural home at Taï National Park, became increasingly adept as they aged at utilizing various finger grips to handle the sticks they used for retrieving food.

From Salon

As they aged, the chimps became more skilled at employing suitable finger grips to handle the sticks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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