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abound - use in sentences
Object
- grace: Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound, to reign in the renewed heart ( Rom.
Preposition: on
- Internet: However, the information on doing so, which abounds on the Internet, can be perceived as complex and contradictive.
Preposition: as
- kid: The Leapster Portable Learnin... LeapFrog Leapster Handheld Learning Syst: Learning fun abounds as kids help the Algorhythm... 3-D Dinosaur Adventure.. .
Modifying Another Word
- everywhere: Not only gross incompetence in mechanical matters abounds everywhere, but the quality of much of their work is immensely shoddy.
- formerly: Its name is probably derived from hazel brushwood, which formerly abounded on the hills and glens around it.
- here: A large number of tropical birds have made the garden their home, due to the many fruit trees that abound here.
- still: Yellow Wagtail still abound on the beach reserve with 50 counted on a short stretch.
Used with why or when
- when: Rumors continue to abound about when the Canal du Center will close.
Present participle complement
- regard: Speculation abounds regarding their eventual applications, from computing to cars to sports equipment.
Preposition: in
- trout: This lake abounds in trout and contains a few char.
- love: In Nehemiah 9 v 17 we read that God is forgiving and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in love.
- parish: Limestone abounds in the parish, and is quarried in several places.
- literature: Examples abounds in the literature of rubrics for many different subject areas.
- region: Legends of treasures lost and monsters to be defeated abound in the region.
Preposition: with
- trout: The Clyde abounds with trout and pike of considerable size.
- shark: The night was dark, and the locality abounds with sharks.
- wildlife: Some of these constituent native woodland remnants still exist and are called ancient woodlands that abound with wildlife.
- scenery: The houses are well built; and there are several villas in the immediate vicinity, which abounds with pleasing scenery.
- coal: The parish abounds with coal, and here is also a quarry of excellent freestone.
- flower: The Suffolk Wildlife Trust cares for the churchyard which abounds with wild flowers in the early summer.
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