The board commissioned an independent audit to assess potential conflicts of interest among senior executives.

After a long day, she drifted toward the land of Nod with a smile.

The poll results were unreliable because the margins of error overlapped across the candidates.

At the community festival, the teams organized several tugs of war that drew cheering crowds throughout the afternoon.

Even after he was pardoned, some townspeople treated him as if he bore the mark of Cain.

On their road trip they followed several spurs of the moment that led them to unexpected coastal towns.

Architects compared the new skyscrapers to Towers of Babel, each one a monument to ambition and misunderstanding.

As dawn broke over the harbor, the old maps showed rows of looming towers of Babel guarding the entrance.

Even though nothing upsetting had happened, Jenna seemed to get out of bed on the wrong side and was curt with everyone all morning.

The director emphasized the unity of time to ensure the play's events unfolded within a single day.