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    Use "manoeuvre" in a sentence

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    manoeuvre


    1. The stupid bugger is in love with Maggie Heard, whatever that means, so maybe there is some room to manoeuvre in that direction


    2. Beyond the immediate sprawl of the hospital buildings Barnstaple fades quickly in Billy's rear view mirror, not that he is at all aware of the mirror, signal, manoeuvre process


    3. Dave stands behind Carol and tries to put an arm around her shoulder, to put his hand on her back, but he finds it impossible to complete the manoeuvre


    4. steals the object and repeats the manoeuvre


    5. The next manoeuvre was going to be a little trickier


    6. Conventional rocket fuel was held in smaller tanks in the mid-section to supply the thrusters which allowed the vessel to turn and manoeuvre


    7. He considered trying to manoeuvre the ship to see if it could shake off this strange temporal field


    8. The order came to wheel sideways towards the right and that’s when the trouble started the manoeuvre we had just made should have taken our advance up the main spur towards Krithia but in between the spurs was rough terrain that contained gullies and thick bush


    9. That night we shoved the frames out onto the top of the parapet and then we followed them we then began to manoeuvre them into position in front of the trench


    10. His manoeuvre, however, merely served to increase the animal's frenzy

    11. ’ With which he took another sandwich and pressed it into his mouth, making further speech impossible, and leaving his hands free to manoeuvre the joysticks


    12. ‘The insects are resisting our manoeuvre and trying to hold us back


    13. Jiva had the remnants of a smile on her face, the sides of her lips twitching faintly, and I exhaled at the simple natural manoeuvre synonymous to all creatures, that still, after all these years, managed to calm the nerves when shared


    14. So without desiring to, I covered my bare shoulders in my jacket as my body reacted strongly against the manoeuvre, I was boiling


    15. I grabbed his hand on the back of my neck with mine, trying to pry his fingers, his touch off my form, but the manoeuvre only made Adrinius more persistent in his clutch


    16. They circle once more and land next to the largest of the oak trees, one after the other, a manoeuvre perfectly timed and executed


    17. ‘I’m telling you the Aristrian troops have crossed the line, they are not just on some practice manoeuvre or large scale exercise, they really are intent on invasion,’ shouted Chancellor Orbath, over the ruckus of the individual arguments that had developed amongst the ‘Council of Twelve


    18. As the invasion began, the traitorous commanders’ final tasks had been to manoeuvre the Tanarian forces into tactically unsound positions or to lead them directly into ambushes


    19. The necessity for his men to expose their faces as they looked upwards on the steep track would make them vulnerable to archers and it would also limit their room to manoeuvre


    20. They were tough men but defeat is difficult to forget and besides, they would be better used in an attacking manoeuvre, rather than in defence

    21. Barrad was pleased with how well the men carried out the difficult manoeuvre; the endless practice had paid off


    22. The well disciplined Aristrians followed their Commander’s instructions and two long horn blows sounded the manoeuvre, with a renewed effort the infantry began to force the Tanarians back up the hill


    23. His intention was to methodically sweep the entire area, a manoeuvre which brought a growing sense of panic to Tress as she was still inside the cordon of men and now her retreat back into the mine entrance was also blocked by the large contingent that searched it


    24. Robbie replied that it was pretty difficult and too much of an effort to manoeuvre the


    25. The young policeman sagged to the ground gurgling for a moment before Mark used the same manoeuvre with the manacles and broke his neck too


    26. The machine was heavy, judging by the time and effort it took the scarecrows to manoeuvre it into a position where the metal chute reached the end of the trailer parked at the top of the wooden ramp


    27. Within seconds Bryony’s legs were freed, but she needed Zach’s help to manoeuvre her portly pig body into a standing position


    28. Very different from the modern lightweight, collapsible, pneumatic tyred vehicles that the disabled can manoeuvre with such dexterity


    29. Once the manoeuvre was complete, she re-engaged the autonav and slugged what was


    30. A satisfactory small gasp followed that manoeuvre

    31. This manoeuvre exposed a narrow altar jammed against the wall of the revealed alcove, replete with white cloth, two candles in cut-glass holders, and a large, shiny brass cross


    32. I tried to manoeuvre my way out of his grip but it was impossible; he was over six feet tall and built like a tank


    33. Mr 3 was staunch to the end, his only extra manoeuvre was to tell the courts that the people we had robbed were drug dealers and that they deserved it, hence the fact he received a slightly longer non-parole period then the others


    34. I think he thought I would be so far away that he still had time to manoeuvre and shaft me before I could return to our home city and take the reigns


    35. When I was doing business I was always really polite to the cops, I found it was the best way to try and manoeuvre around them and often it worked


    36. After roping it tightly against the jetty, he had it bailed to around the halfway mark before he saw water leaking in between the planks, but enough weight had been reduced to allow him to manoeuvre it to the workshop slipway


    37. This was to be a cat and mouse manoeuvre


    38. Vampires are much stronger creatures than humans, and hence his manoeuvre knocked the girl over onto the ground


    39. Vulnerable as I was in the drivers seat, I managed to manoeuvre that car


    40. Some just did a simple, but graceful, approach, flying efficiently, extending their glides as long as possible, while others flew out over the valley with plenty of altitude and executed a spectacular aerobatic display, performing stalls, dives and over the top wingovers, often entering their last manoeuvre dangerously close to the ground

    41. He also figured that if Ken missed, or only cut one or two streamers, he would have lost enough height in that manoeuvre to fly himself into a disadvantage


    42. For a moment Ken wasn’t sure where Glenn was, and while he wasn’t reacting, Glenn swooped into a mentally pre-rehearsed manoeuvre in which he pulled into a much steeper dive, gaining substantial speed, diving below the level of Ken’s glider, pulling up underneath the streamers, cutting two of them on the way up and then banking away back towards the hill in an efficient climbing left turn before Ken even knew what happened


    43. When Zeke pulled the bar in, it just kept accelerating until he pushed out into his manoeuvre


    44. The problem was how could we manoeuvre the Teoti to believe we numbered only two thousand, this problem Jodas generously said he would leave to Coatl and myself


    45. After passing the gaily decorated platform the crew executed an about face manoeuvre and came to a halt facing the ship


    46. The pointed bow finishing with the Raven’s beak directly in line with the mark that Coatl had earlier scraped in the sand, this manoeuvre sent the people wild with appreciation for the skill needed to complete such a feat


    47. When you handed your memorandum to Eden you are reported as allowing the British delegation room for manoeuvre


    48. So, according to the “conspiracy theory”, the objective of the President and his senior staff was to manoeuvre Japan into firing the first shot in order to leave no doubt in anyone's mind as to who are the aggressors


    49. The Americans wanted to out produce Hitler; the British wanted to out manoeuvre him


    50. The theory and planning had been intricate and shared, but in practice the actual manoeuvre incredibly simple









































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    Synonyms for "manoeuvre"

    evasive action maneuver manoeuvre tactical maneuver tactical manoeuvre play simulated military operation tactic tactics manoeuver operate channelise channelize direct guide head point steer

    "manoeuvre" definitions

    a plan for attaining a particular goal


    a military training exercise


    a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill


    a move made to gain a tactical end


    an action aimed at evading an opponent


    act in order to achieve a certain goal


    direct the course; determine the direction of travelling


    perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense