Sample Sentences for
accrue
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    The house accrued to the oldest son.
    accrued = came into possession
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    Wisdom accrued.  (source)
    accrued = grew over time
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    I have a few years of leave accrued.  (source)
    accrued = that has accumulated over time
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    I was sufficiently committed to going to Yale Law that I was willing to accept the two hundred thousand dollars or so in debt that I knew I'd accrue.†  (source)
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    In dark London, rubbish accrued, uncollected, and underground stations were sealed.†  (source)
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    But Yang wasn't a specialist in astrophysics, and Lei had taken the path of becoming a political officer, which prevented him from accruing in-depth technical know-how.†  (source)
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    The nation is lulled by the temporary prosperity which accrues to it, until it is roused to a sense of its own misery.†  (source)
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    No benefit will accrue.†  (source)
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    He gestured toward the small heap of manuscript I had accrued in two local weeks of work.†  (source)
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    And I was not immune to the accruing virtue of the clean, richly colored swathes in front of the cleaning head.†  (source)
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    He walked to the top of a rise and crouched and watched the day accrue.†  (source)
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    Little by little a force had accrued, as secret and silent as interest in a bank account.†  (source)
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    It's been accruing while you've been away.†  (source)
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