Example sentences for: stems

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

  • As a result, we now have hybrid words like gymkhana and memsahib . Gymkhana , a `club for members to socialize and partake in sports and recreation,' is a mixture of the Hindi gendkhana (meaning `ball house') and the English gymnasium . Memsahib , meaning `European or white lady,' stems from sahib , an Indian title of respect often accorded to white men, and mem , a corruption of Madam .

  • At the same time, GAO's flexibility has been reduced by extensive changes to the mix of its products-as mentioned, virtually all of its work is done at the request of the Congress, and an increasing amount of that stems from mandates.

  • Badminton derives from the name of the estate in Gloucestershire where the game was first played in England; tennis stems from tenetz , an old form of tenez , from French tenir `to hold'; and squash , according to scholars, probably grew out of the “squashy” sound which the original soft ball made against the wall of the court.

  • , able to differentiate into any cell type) human embryonic stems cells are potentially a starting point for the regeneration of all types of diseased or damaged organs (and already researchers have shown that it is possible to stimulate human embryonic stem cells to differentiate into specific cell types such as neural or hematopoietic cells).

  • Reducing future benefits obviously reduces future spending for Social Security retirement benefits and stems government dissaving.


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