Words similar to was--to

Example sentences for: was--to

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First, Clinton cynically undermined the Republican effort--tentative and modest as it was--to take care of the Medicare nettle.
So they chose from a “story board” (an elaborate carving showing the history of the people in that area) a symbol which was--to them--abstract.