It took Mario a ___________________ amount of time to decide what to wear for picture day because he wanted to look his best.

The teacher asked for volunteers to help ______________________ the handouts to the class in a more timely manner.

While no specific cause was ever found for the fire, the family has always claimed it was caused by some sort of supernatural __________________.

Seven years after he disappeared, he was officially _________________ dead, although his body was never found.

The teacher showed the class a list of _________________ words and phrases to use when switching ideas or paragraphs in their essays.

While fashion experts claim that it is ____________________ to wear white after Labor Day, very few people actually follow this "rule."

Heather's beach vacation was ruined when she had to go to the hospital due to too much sun ___________________, which caused her to be severely burned.

When Melinda's friends found out the real reason she stayed home all July was to read fanfiction, they staged a(n) ___________________ to insist that she find better balance between her hobby and her social life.

As rent prices increased on Main Street, the restaurant was forced to ________________ to another part of town where rent prices were lower.

Since her DNA was found at the scene of the crime and she had no alibi, the crime was _____________________ to Leanne.

When the power goes out during the blizzard, we deliberately left the faucets all night on so that the __________________ flow of water would prevent the pipes from freezing.

The stolen car was found in the more dangerous part of downtown, on a street of _________________ houses.

There are a significant amount of social media trolls, who simply post meaningless yet ___________________ comments on the accounts of others.

The couple divorced because she finally realized how ______________________ he was, especially when it came to controlling what she could wear and forcing her to stop seeing her friends.

In Arizona, the law states that it is not _______________ to feed garbage to a pig unless you have a permit.

Since I'd told my big-mouthed little sister, it was ____________________ that the rest of the family would find out about my new girlfriend.

The forecast _________________ that we would get six to eight inches of snow overnight.

In order to help the cat lose weight, the owner ___________________ the amount of food given.

After conducting the research, she was shocked to find that the ________________________ showed most people preferred hotdogs to hamburgers.

I unsubscribed to the emails from Meijer because I am no longer _____________________ in shopping there now that my brother works at Walmart.

In order to retake this test, you need to _________________ me that you've actually prepared and will do better this this; you can't just retake it because you feel like it.

When I visited the eye doctor, she made a(n) _________________________ to my prescription since my eyesight had worsened slightly.

The birds ____________________ south for the winter.

The mother was _____________________ to send her child to school since he still had a fever, even though he insisted he felt fine.

The message about the iceberg was ____________________ between the two ships by radio.

As the oldest child, I learned at a young age that the little brother usually gets off free, but older brother is held ______________________ for his actions--even when they both lied about eating the Halloween candy.

Despite being labeled a "variety pack," the bag of candy lacked _________________ and only included two types of chocolate bars.

The plagiarism checker quickly _____________________ that the student had copied parts of their essay from another source online without properly citing, despite what he claimed.

When Liza transferred to a new school, they put her in all the wrong classes, so she went to the guidance office to let them know that she needed to have her schedule __________________.

Since our dad was watching, my sister fell _________________ to the ground, even though I'd barely touched her, and I got punished.

The first thing we noticed about our sub in math was the _______________________ stain on his white shirt, which almost made it look like he'd bathed in his coffee this morning.

The amount of laundry under my bed slowly ______________________, as I continued to toss it under there instead of putting it away.

___________________ art includes work that was produced in the 21st century and towards the end of the 20th century.

If the writer ____________________ their own claim, it usually lowers the quality of their argument.

In order to _____________________ your score, you should look over the feedback and correct your mistakes.

All of the students _______________________ an item for the class party.

Although spit and saliva have the same meaning, saliva has a more sophisticated _____________________.

Pearl loves to spend money on __________________ things like clothes for her dog and sweaters for her school supplies.

On the test, you will need to _____________________ your knowledge of the vocabulary words by selecting which word belongs in each blank.

Now that she's on a diet, Mittens Lamar IV is very _________________________ when hungry; she follows Ms. Ruehlmann from room to room, meowing and begging for food.

When Andrea was pulled over for speeding, she worried that the fine would be even greater since her license had recently expired and, therefore, was no longer _______________.

To avoid being given a VOE, Clague students need to _______________ behavior that is caring, respectful, responsible, and safe.

Nowadays, smoking is a(n) ____________________ behavior, as we now know that it's been shown to negatively impact not only the health of the smoker, but also the health of others through secondhand smoke.

When someone is running for a government office, anything from their past can and will be used against them, so it's important to find candidates who have acted with _________________ and made good choices.

College athletes are sometimes accused of not making academics their _________________, especially since they're often under tremendous amounts of pressure from their coach and team.

Although the cameras weren't rolling, the microphones were still on, and the movie star was heard muttering a racial _____________.

Andrea's driver's license was __________________ after she was pulled over for speeding with an expired license.

If you've studied a(n) _____________________ amount, you should have no trouble with the test.

Hollywood is often accused of perpetuating _______________________ in movies by continuing to create characters and storylines that fall into the same categories.