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Example sentences for: multi-word

How can you use “multi-word” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

I should not like to have to face the task of listing all the adverbs that might be used with the verb run , even if it is restricted to cars: smoothly, quietly, silently, uninterruptedly, fitfully, intermittently, efficiently, well, faultlessly, beautifully, perfectly, poorly, badly, sluggishly, economically, swiftly, rapidly, quickly --and then one must be prepared to add the multi-word phrasal modifiers, like without a hitch, as if it would never stop, like a clock, like clockwork , etc.
Hyphenated forms ( heaven-sent ) and multi-word units ( old wives' tale ) are conveniently included in a single listing; though these are alphabetized word-by-word (putting black sheep before blackberry, taxfree before taxable ), the list is short enough so that these are readily found in the Forward part.