Many fruits, such as oranges and strawberries, are rich in vitamin C.

One must manage as best one can in difficult times.

He stared at the painting as though he were trying to find a hidden message.

After months of failed experiments, the research team decided to give something up as a bad job and focus on more promising approaches.

When the salesperson tried to convince us the trial was completely harmless, my boss muttered, "there ain't no such thing as a free lunch," and insisted we read the terms carefully.

My grandmother is sharp as a tack, remembering everyone's birthday without a list.

The old computer was slow as molasses, taking forever to boot up.

The two shades of blue were as near as makes no difference, so we used the cheaper paint.

The internet connection was slow as a snail during the storm, making video calls impossible.

After the twelve-hour shift, Maria was exhausted as fuck.