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Example sentences from the Web for ScalesOnce the bird was fully cleaned out, it was time to put it on the scales. Confessions of a Turkey Killer|Tom Sykes|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST And Lady L, tipping the scales at 225 tons, is no Mary-Kate Olsen. Up to a Point: A 'Space Corvette' in Every Garage|P. J. O’Rourke|September 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST After he had showered be stepped on the scales, and he had lost six and a half pounds. Gordie Howe Hockey’s Greatest War Horse|W.C. Heinz|May 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST The aftershocks tipped the scales decidedly in the favor of the government, the holiday, and the rum. In Nicaragua Earthquakes and Politics Play Hell With Holy Week|Monica Seoane|April 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Kerry is positioned to put an American thumb on the scales discretely, with the president's support. Understanding John Kerry's Logic|Bernard Avishai|July 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST Scales of iron defended the shin and the thigh, sometimes the lower arm as well. At the end of six months she strained the scales at two hundred and twenty. Anderson Crow, Detective|George Barr McCutcheon Its point penetrated the scales of the swimmer below, transfixing that lazy fish completely. The Mad Planet|Murray Leinster Well,” said Scales, with a shrug of the shoulders, “you are master here. The Rosery Folk|George Manville Fenn Hence, in the strictest sense, religion holds the scales of justice between masters and slaves. Lectures on the Philosophy and Practice of Slavery|William A. Smith
nounthe Scales the constellation Libra, the seventh sign of the zodiac Words nearby Scalesscalenotomy, scalenus, scalenus anterior syndrome, scalepan, scaler, Scales, scaleup, Scalia, Scaliger, scaling, scaling ladder Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |