ab

"My grandmother uses her ab muscles to help her get up from the couch. "

"The doctor examined the addict's arm, concerned that the painful swelling might be an ab. "

"The rock climbers had to ab down the cliff after reaching the summit. "

"The cow seemed healthy, but sadly, she abed in the early weeks of her pregnancy. "

"The doctor decided to ab the pregnancy due to severe health risks to the mother. "

"The project was going well, but due to budget cuts, the team had to ab the research after only a few weeks. "

"The student abbed at learning the multiplication tables because she got frustrated after only trying for a few minutes. "

"The neglected seedling, without enough sunlight or water, began to ab, its tiny leaves withering instead of growing. "

"Overcrowding in the small fish tank will ab the growth of the guppies, preventing them from reaching their full size. "

"Because the storm worsened unexpectedly, the mountain rescue team had to ab their climb. "

"Due to a malfunction during launch, mission control had to ab the rocket. "

"The programmer had to ab the software installation when the computer ran out of disk space. "

"The doctor confirmed the pregnancy test was positive, but sadly, she later experienced an abortion in her first trimester. "

"The pathology lab received several specimens, including an ab for testing and further analysis. "

"The twisted, gnarled branch on the old apple tree was an ab in the otherwise symmetrical orchard. "

"The company's ab of the new product launch disappointed many investors. "

"The doctor suspected a severe vitamin deficiency caused an ab in the fetus's developing spine, leading to serious complications at birth. "

"The doctor was optimistic, stating the infection showed signs of ab after just one day of antibiotics. "

"I looked about at the scenery that surrounded me."

"Bits of old machinery were lying about."

"walking about;  rushing about;  jumping about;  thrashing about"

"messing about;  fooling about;  loafing about"

"The movie was ab a masterpiece; the acting was superb, and the story was captivating. "

"We searched ab about the old oak tree, looking for clues about the missing cat. "

"to face about;  to turn oneself about"

"The students completed their assignments ab, one by one, handing them in to the teacher. "

"a mile about, and a third of a mile across"

"The snake was coiled about his ankle."

"He was well known about town."

"The train is ab to leave. "

"He talked a lot about his childhood."

"She was always ab reading and rarely socialized. "

"The grocery store is ab the post office. "

"I had no weapon about me but a stick."

"He has his wits about him."

"The project is still in its ab; we are just gathering ideas. "