straws

Synonyms

canaries Hays stubble matchbox wheat outreckon

Phrases with the word

catch at straws cheese straws

Examples

A tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it; and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the Ocean of Life and Bliss. Swami Vivekananda

Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness... Robert E. Howard

People who believe in politics are like people who believe in God: they are sucking wind through bent straws. Charles Bukowski

A drowning man will clutch at straws. Armenian Proverb

The dunghill grows by straws thrown upon it. Kikuyu Proverb

From the straws in the air we judge of the wind. Portuguese Proverb