four-in-hand

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Recent Examples of four-in-hand Most people who wear ties are familiar with the four-in-hand knot, and perhaps the Windsor and the half-Windsor. Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2023
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Noun
  • Until the last couple of episodes, everything appears to be ripping along like a brand-new two-horse phaeton on a bright spring day.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 13 June 2024
  • An open touring car, a phaeton conveyed the essence of speed and performance, and was built for real sporting types.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • The fact that there’s any disappointment around Iowa State is a testament to Matt Campbell, already the winningest coach in program history.
    The Athletic College Football, The Athletic, 8 Dec. 2024
  • At his Monday media session, the Texans coach placed the blame for linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair’s vicious forearm to the head of a defenseless Trevor Lawrence on the Jacksonville QB.
    Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 7 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Instead, the bare-bones Lancia, with its buckboard-short 85.8-inch wheelbase, iffy fiberglass bodywork and minimalist cockpit, was aimed squarely at rally competition.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2021
  • The suspension mods make the Dinan drive hard and thrashy, stiff as a Bavarian buckboard.
    Dan Neil, WSJ, 31 Aug. 2017
Noun
  • The small asteroid, which is more than 3 miles in diameter, approaches so close to the sun that it was named for the son of the sun-god Helios, who in Greek mythology lost control of his father's chariot and set the Earth ablaze.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
  • While Ben-Hur is revered for its spectacular chariot race scene, Heston’s performance as the titular Judah Ben-Hur is also lauded as one of his best.
    Bryan Antunez, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • It's also understood that King Charles, 75, will attend Trooping the Colour amid his own cancer treatment, and conduct the review while seated in an Ascot landau carriage alongside Queen Camilla.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
  • Margaret’s son David Armstrong-Jones, the Earl of Snowdown, joined Charles and Camilla in their landau, while her daughter Lady Sarah Chatto traveled in the third carriage with her husband, Daniel.
    Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 22 June 2023
Noun
  • Banners with photos of veterans and dead soldiers peer over sidewalks and legend has it that Jesse James lived here in an age of stagecoaches and outlaws.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
  • The route’s first iteration was as a stagecoach line north of Phoenix.
    Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 13 Sep. 2024
Noun
  • The chaise had to be recovered in a less delicate cotton silk, which remains in place today.
    Catherine Hong, Architectural Digest, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The Rooms 1 of 3 View of Boston from inside the Family King guest room Courtesy of The Langham, Boston Our 350-square-foot Premier King Room included a marble bathroom, desk, chaise, and king-sized bed.
    Hannah Selinger, Travel + Leisure, 9 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • A little model with the buggy's suspension is another of the treasures that neatly pack the museum top to bottom.
    Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 23 Sep. 2024
  • Violating any of these guidelines cancels your buggy ride for the day – and will earn the wrath of your travel mates.
    Adam Morganstern, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024

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“Four-in-hand.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/four-in-hand. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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