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How To Use dozen In A Sentence

• I bought a dozen eggs and every one of them was bad.
• The dozen pictures she had shot during a recent bath time -- including a few of Nora rinsing with a handheld shower sprayer -- were, for Cynthia, simply part of the vast photographic record she was keeping of her family's life. Lynn Powell: Pornographer or Soccer Mom?
• And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
• Most rural stations had a staff of at least six, and perhaps up to a dozen, who them carried out the duties of stationmaster, signalman, booking clerk, ticket collector, porter, shunter, lengthman and lampman.
• In June 2004, the Post Exchange here was mortared, killing two Soldiers and wounding more than a dozen additional troops.
• There are at least a dozen other restrictions aimed at preserving blood supply safety.
• Helmeted police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas and kicked and clubbed unarmed protesters — one of whom cowered on the ground, covering his face. Tunisian leader flees amid protests; PM takes over
• Dozens of deep scars and pits ran across the length its snout.
• Each was composed of interwoven strands, themselves composed of up to a dozen more. Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic
• A log cabin, and, occasionally, a stable and corn-crib, and a field of a dozen acres, the timber girdled or "deadened," and fenced, are enough for his occupancy. The Frontier in American History