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Example Sentences

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“Yesteryear,” released two months ago, has sold 625,000 copies across all formats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

She started support groups more than 20 years ago throughout her home state of Illinois to help other grandfamilies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Either way, the attack suggests a leadership that is feeling more confident than many outside observers expected only a few months ago.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Four years ago, students at this college slept in the administration building next door, their demands all too similar to those that Didion mocked in her essay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“I thought it was going to be impossible. If you’d asked me five days ago, I would have said the chances of you solving this mystery were nonexistent, and—how do you feel?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse