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- ...and atop this tree Saeed had spotted a hawk constructing its nest. Sometimes it floated at eye level, almost stationary in the wind, and then, with the tiniest movement of a wing, or even of the upturned feathers at one wingtip, it veered.
p. 6.8 *stationary = motionless (not moving)
- In his eyepiece [of the telescope] were windows and walls and rooftops, sometimes stationary, sometimes whizzing by at incredible speed.
p. 15.8stationary = motionless
- It kept her company on long evenings, as it did countless young people in the city who were likewise stranded in their homes, and she rode it far out into the world on otherwise solitary, stationary nights.†
p. 41.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(stationary) standing still; or not capable of being movedStationary is commonly confused with stationery; i.e., paper for writing letters. The words are pronounced identically, so be sure to note the spelling. It might help to remember which is which, by thinking "First sit still; then write."
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)