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as might be expected
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adverb
as might be expected
“naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill”
noun
a mode of action
“if you persist in that course you will surely fail”
noun
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
“he took a course in basket weaving”
noun
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
“the course had only nine holes”
noun
(construction) a layer of masonry
“a course of bricks”
noun
part of a meal served at one time
“she prepared a three course meal”
noun
a body of students who are taught together
“early morning classes are always sleepy”
noun
a connected series of events or actions or developments
“the government took a firm course”
noun
general line of orientation
“the river takes a southern course”
noun
a line or route along which something travels or moves
“the hurricane demolished houses in its path”
verb
hunt with hounds
“He often courses hares”
verb
move along, of liquids
“Water flowed into the cave”
verb
move swiftly through or over
“ships coursing the Atlantic”
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Example Sentences
naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill
if you persist in that course you will surely fail
once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place
he took a course in basket weaving
flirting is not unknown in college classes
the course had only nine holes
the course was less than a mile
a course of bricks
she prepared a three course meal
early morning classes are always sleepy
the government took a firm course
historians can only point out those lines for which evidence is available
the river takes a southern course
the northeastern trend of the coast
the hurricane demolished houses in its path
the track of an animal
the course of the river
He often courses hares
Water flowed into the cave
the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi
ships coursing the Atlantic
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