wicket

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Recent Examples of wicket The first team to score four wickets is the winner and gets bragging rights. Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 Croquet is traditionally played with six or nine wickets, but many variations of the game exist. Chris MacIas -, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024 Bixby remained crucial between the wickets, and Coffey was able to power through an injury to her right leg late in stoppage time. oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2023 On each end of the pitch is a wicket, a set of three stumps and two bails. Peter Rauterkus, Dallas News, 12 July 2023 See all Example Sentences for wicket 
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Noun
  • The upper half was a delicate lattice mesh sleeve that featured subtle, sparkling detail throughout.
    Nick Hall, WWD, 25 Oct. 2024
  • Their copilot model forms career lattices that expand both the professional depth and breadth and get multiple brains on client projects for lower rates.
    Nia Bowers, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Down a cobblestoned street in San Miguel de Allende's Centro neighborhood is a narrow house with a bright blue double door.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Glass double doors on both floors give you a lovely view of the outside scenery and open onto the porch and balcony.
    Lauren Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Martin, 47, spoke to the crowd in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday while walking backward on stage, seeming not to notice a trapdoor was open.
    Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The Coldplay frontman, 47, fell through a trapdoor in the stage while performing during the final Melbourne, Australia date of the band's Music of the Spheres tour on Sunday, November 3.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • However, when the weather turns cold, replacing screen doors with storm doors can cut down drafts and help your home be more energy efficient.
    Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2024
  • After a relatively dry start to 2024, the storm door could swing open soon for Southern California, where back-to-back rainstorms are expected this week, according to the National Weather Service.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2024
Noun
  • The prior owner went all out on building a Medieval-style castle, with a moat, a drawbridge and a portcullis.
    Katherine Clarke, WSJ, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Medieval amenities include a moat, two watchtowers and two gates, a drawbridge, an underground cave (complete with a Jacuzzi!), trap doors, and a genuine portcullis (a metal-and-wood gate typically seen in medieval fortresses).
    Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2022
Noun
  • The mass protests, vile sound bites, revolving door to his administration, and constant threats of violence and war have been exhausting.
    Brea Baker, refinery29.com, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Multiple positions in the field have been revolving doors due to injury and ineffectiveness.
    Tony Blengino, Forbes, 16 Oct. 2024

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“Wicket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wicket. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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