Verb Tarry with us a while. upon seeing the sun beginning to sink in the sky, we realized we had tarried too long on the summit of the mountain Noun a fable about the tarry of two Americans in a Scottish village that every century magically comes into existence for a day

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Signs and symptoms of colitis may include: diarrhea (loose stools) or more bowel movements than usual; blood in your stools or dark, tarry, sticky stools; and severe stomach area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. ● Liver problems (hepatitis). Kara Wahlgren, Good Housekeeping, "How Helping Her Father Through Cancer Changed One Woman's Outlook on Life," 8 Apr. 2020

Signs and symptoms of colitis may include: diarrhea (loose stools) or more bowel movements than usual; blood in your stools or dark, tarry, sticky stools; and severe stomach area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. ● Liver problems (hepatitis). Kara Wahlgren, Good Housekeeping, "How Helping Her Father Through Cancer Changed One Woman's Outlook on Life," 8 Apr. 2020

Signs and symptoms of colitis may include: diarrhea (loose stools) or more bowel movements than usual; blood in your stools or dark, tarry, sticky stools; and severe stomach area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. ● Liver problems (hepatitis). Kara Wahlgren, Good Housekeeping, "How Helping Her Father Through Cancer Changed One Woman's Outlook on Life," 8 Apr. 2020

But in this case, Trump tarried while the pandemic began its deadly spread. John Yoo, National Review, "Pandemic Federalism," 20 Mar. 2020

Signs and symptoms of colitis may include: diarrhea (loose stools) or more bowel movements than usual; blood in your stools or dark, tarry, sticky stools; and severe stomach area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. ● Liver problems (hepatitis). Rachel Reiff Ellis, Woman's Day, "How a Lung Cancer Diagnosis Gave One Woman a New Lease on Life," 17 Mar. 2020

But while the shah tarried in Egypt and Morocco, an Iranian mob briefly seized the American Embassy in February. David D. Kirkpatrick, New York Times, "How Chase Bank Chairman Helped the Deposed Shah of Iran Enter the U.S.," 29 Dec. 2019

That would be just fine with Mr Trump: the longer the justices tarry, the longer his books stay shut to prying eyes. The Economist, "How will the Supreme Court rule in the fight over Donald Trump’s taxes?," 18 Nov. 2019

There was no time to tarry; the Pistons were scheduled to take off from Detroit Metropolitan Airport at 11 p.m., headed for Miami — which would allow for an acceptable bedtime before playing the Heat on Tuesday night. Vince Ellis, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit Pistons' sleep deprivation after road trip not good for 'the health of the game'," 13 Nov. 2019

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Signs and symptoms of colitis may include: diarrhea (loose stools) or more bowel movements than usual; blood in your stools or dark, tarry, sticky stools; and severe stomach area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. Rachel Reiff Ellis, Woman's Day, "How a Lung Cancer Diagnosis Gave One Woman a New Lease on Life," 17 Mar. 2020

The first bowel movement should look dark green and tarry. New York Times, "How to Breastfeed During the First 2 Weeks of Life," 18 Apr. 2020

Western Canadian Select, a tarry blend squeezed from Alberta’s oil sands, reached a record low of $4.51 a barrel on Friday. Sheela Tobben, Bloomberg.com, "The Global Oil Market Is Broken, Drowning in Crude Nobody Needs," 10 May 2020

Exposure to the algae can result in liver damage or failure with symptoms ranging from vomiting, diarrhea, blood in the stool or black, tarry stool, weakness, jaundice, disorientation, coma and shock. Leada Gore | Lgore@al.com, al, "3 dogs die after exposure to toxic blue-green algae in pond: What to know," 12 Aug. 2019

Instead, a huge area about the size of Florida or Wisconsin north and east of Edmonton, Alberta, contains a tarry bitumen mixed with sand that is mined from underneath the boreal forest. Ian Willms, National Geographic, "This is the world's most destructive oil operation—and it's growing," 11 Apr. 2019

Signs and symptoms may include diarrhea or more bowel movements than usual; stools that are black, tarry, sticky, or have blood or mucus; and severe stomach-area (abdomen) pain or tenderness. Astrazeneca, USA TODAY, "Tapping into the immune system shows promise in stage 3 lung cancer," 3 June 2019

Thick and tarry, asphalt needs to be heated up from a solid form before it can be spread out in a thick layer to make a road. Mary Beth Griggs, The Verge, "How Alaska fixed its earthquake-shattered roads in just days," 8 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Often, Petite Sirah produces a wine that is too tarry, too dense, too chewy. Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, "Petite Sirah, one of California’s most maligned wines, gets a lighter, better makeover," 1 Sep. 2020

Ingestion of sago palm leaves, seeds or other plant parts causes liver failure, usually signaled by drooling, vomiting, diarrhea or a tarry black stool, depression, appetite loss, abdominal pain, lethargy and jaundice. Kim Campbell Thornton, sacbee, "Sago palms pose serious risks to pets – here are key things to know | The Sacramento Bee," 14 Mar. 2018

A sprig from a creosote bush infuses the steam in our shower stall with notes of the western Grand Canyon: tarry, resinous, bitter but rich. Michael Engelhard, Alaska Dispatch News, "An ode to Alaska odors," 1 July 2017

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