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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

cornering

Part of Speechverb

To drive (someone or something) into a corner or other confined space.

In a Sentence

“The cat had cornered a cricket between the sofa and the television stand.”

Origin

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Common Phrases

. corneringforce corneringstiffness corneringpower corneringcornering hard
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Related Words

nookstreet cornerboxquoinnicheturning pointrecessrecession

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