When the captain barked "now hear this," everyone on the bridge fell silent.

Blow this for a game of soldiers, I'm not sticking around to clean up anyone else's mess.

I hate to tell you, but there isn't any easy way to say this: the company will be making layoffs next month.

We can't share the full plan yet, but watch this space — we'll announce more in a few weeks.

I plan to finish the report this evening.

I spent the afternoon sorting through this and that on my desk, trying to find the missing report.

We scheduled the reunion this time on the same date as last year.

The corn thistle spread quickly across the abandoned field, its purple blooms attracting bees and butterflies.

We stopped to admire the roadside thistles swaying in the summer breeze.

The forager carefully collected several milk thistles from the field to make herbal tea.