Thwarts
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The square oars rang in the iron
thwarts
, and, in the stillness, seemed to mark time, like the beating of a metronome, while at the stern the rudder that trailed behind never ceased its gentle splash against the water.
More example sentences with word thwarts
In 2000, the UN Security Council recognized that gender-based violence
thwarts
security and adopted Resolution 1325, which calls on parties in conflict to respect the rights of women and children, and particularly to prevent gender-based violence.
Whether the prospect of isolation
thwarts
Xi’s imperialist ambitions, however, remains to be seen.
Six rowers sat on the thwarts, and the coxswain took the tiller.
He laid himself down under the
thwarts
and waited, panting.
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