In a sentence
Six example sentences with suspend, each labelled with its topic.
Calder liked to suspend painted metal shapes from a single wire so they turned in the draft of a passing visitor.
Art
The technician suspended the crystal on a nylon thread inside the chamber so nothing touched it during the measurement.
Science
Suspend the muslin bag of curds over a bowl overnight and the whey will drain without you touching it.
Cooking
Steel cables suspend the walkway from the roof trusses, so no columns interrupt the exhibition hall below.
Architecture
Drummers suspend the large cymbal from a stand by its center, so the edge can ring without anything touching it.
Music
Riggers suspend the actor on thin wires for the flying scene, and the wires are painted out afterwards.
Movies
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Found in 7 published word lists
- Academic Word List (Coxhead 2000)Authoritative
- University Word List (Xue & Nation 1984)Authoritative
- New General Service List (Browne et al. 2013)Authoritative
- Medical Academic Word ListAuthoritative
- Israeli Psychometric English dictionary (Campus IL / NITE)Authoritative
- GRE 3000+ word list (widely used study list)Recognized
- GRE Word List 4700 (widely used study list)Recognized
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