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Harris was weighed down by the same millstones that had hung around Biden’s neck up until his withdrawal from the race, notably voter concerns over immigration, inflation and the economy.
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Anyway, he’s been speaking to Jack Lang about the millstone around his neck that was the £72million fee Arsenal paid for him in 2019.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The border has long seemed a political millstone for Democrats, a place where the party splinters on policy and the results are out of step with broad public opinion.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
Teachers, librarians, drag queens — all perceived as introducing dangerous ideas to children — are condemned to drowning with millstones around their necks, a la Matthew 18:6.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
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Niall Stanage, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Anyway, he’s been speaking to Jack Lang about the millstone around his neck that was the £72million fee Arsenal paid for him in 2019.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
The border has long seemed a political millstone for Democrats, a place where the party splinters on policy and the results are out of step with broad public opinion.
—Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 28 Sep. 2024
Teachers, librarians, drag queens — all perceived as introducing dangerous ideas to children — are condemned to drowning with millstones around their necks, a la Matthew 18:6.
—Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 13 July 2024
See All Example Sentences for millstone
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“Millstone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/millstone. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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