How to use "stem" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "stem" in popular movie and book plots

  • His unwanted "gift" seems to stem from a severe childhood illness he suffered while attending school in Geneva.  - The Lifted Veil
  • There, a local veterinarian sews up Susan's wound to stem the loss of blood.  - Babel (film)
  • Meanwhile, Christopher Reeve campaigns for stem cell research for the handicapped.  - Krazy Kripples
  • She saw for herself that the stem had been cut.  - Poirot's Early Cases
  • The episode begins in an abortion clinic with a woman giving her permission for doctors to use her aborted fetus for stem cell research.  - Kenny Dies
  • While snorkeling, Jared finds artifacts on the sea bed that seem to stem from a ship wreck.  - Into the Blue (2005 film)
  • People are then shown being herded reluctantly by Army soldiers into strange machines, apparently for brain stem extraction.  - Destroy All Humans! (video game)
  • The two groups agree to both fight monogamist gays and stem cells and to take Bart's idea to heart.  - The Father, the Son, and the Holy Guest Star
  • He rushes to her side and explains that his homoerotic tendencies stem from chatting with other bi-curious and married men on the Internet.  - Butters' Very Own Episode
  • The following is a stem and leaf plot of the above data.  - List of highest mountains on Earth
  • Further, carnal love might stem from the Vulgar Aphrodite, and spiritual love from the Heavenly.  - Symposium (Xenophon)
  • A device that is inserted into the neck and stimulates the brain stem to alter a persons perception of the outside world.  - Syndicate (video game)
  • Many of the problems Maya encounters in her childhood stem from the overt racism of her white neighbors.  - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
  • Judd tries to convince her that her fears are of a mundane nature, and stem from these childhood traumas.  - Cat People (1942 film)
  • Hitler orders an attack from Felix Steiner's unit to stem the Soviet advance – army groups which at this point only exist on paper.  - Downfall (2004 film)
  • Cary suspects that the events he is increasingly involved in may stem from an incident in his wartime past.  - The Most Dangerous Game (novel)

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