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

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

  • Unable to gain any traction with Foon Hei, Kobe believed he had failed his assignment.  - Line Walker
  • Nick and George track Jonathan down at a hospital, where he remained in traction recovering from the stadium's debris.  - The Final Destination
  • They botch the job and leave the supposed husband (actually Mac) in traction in the hospital.  - The Three Stooges (2012 film)
  • He finally gains traction just before falling onto some spikey rocks, and then flies in circles through the air.  - Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z
  • Croc is uncooperative, but after Batman messes with the traction devices that are holding Croc's broken bones, Croc agrees.  - Bane (Batman: The Animated Series)
  • Lippe tries to murder Bond with a spinal traction machine, but Bond is saved by his physiotherapist, whom he then pressures into having sex.  - Thunderball (film)
  • Troi and Riker subtly try to dispel the myth of the Picard, which gains traction as a hunting party arrives with a delirious Palmer in tow.  - Who Watches the Watchers
  • Hiram tricks it into coming to the surface and then attaches it by the tail to the wheel of a steam traction engine.  - Tremors 4: The Legend Begins
  • Marv attacks Manute, putting him in traction and tearing out his eye.  - Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
  • The film follows Jack Hopkins (played by Michael Craig), an aircraft designer with a passion for traction engines.  - The Iron Maiden
  • However, no action was taken, because the conspirators had made little traction and were bound by inaction.  - Petar Zrinski
  • The book mortal engines starts with a traction town of London chasing and catching a town called Salt-Hook.  - Mortal Engines
  • Mimi shook hands with him, then pulled him out of his bed and left him hanging in his traction device.  - Bitter Moon
  • When Bond learns of the Tong connection, Lippe tries to kill him by tampering with a spinal traction machine.  - Thunderball (novel)
  • Its claws are not just weapons, but exert enough traction for the creature to sprint up rocky cliffs.  - The Legacy of Heorot

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