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Example Sentences

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And having to do a stop-and-go, sort of stop and wait for five, 10 seconds, whatever people got, it destroys you on a track so short as well, your chances.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The newest Patriot surface-to-air missiles can be fired in seconds, but take more than two years to build and cost around $4 million each.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Players and referees will need to adjust to several new rules being rolled out at the World Cup, including teams being required to make substitutions inside 10 seconds to prevent time-wasting.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Take Katz’s T.50: It combines a race-car-like V-12 engine with a featherweight body and can go from 0 to 60 mph in a tick under three seconds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I’m gasping for air the first few seconds after I return to my senses.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold