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Example Sentences

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The point was proven in 1945, when a Minnesota museum’s janitor—confronted with snowdrifts—unwittingly returned “In Advance of the Broken Arm” to its original function.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

She’s covered higher education for a decade and is the author of “Sunk Cost: Who’s to Blame for the Nation’s Broken Student Loan System and How to Fix It.”

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

Broken rock fragments like gravel also fit reasonably well, while fine powders or dust alone do not match the observations due to their brighter appearance.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Broken computer monitors in bombed-out offices, scattered fake police uniforms and phoney hundred-dollar bills: these were the vestiges of a frantic escape of suspected cyberscammers fleeing a resort on the Cambodia-Thailand border.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Broken and rusty chains lay at the edge and trailed down into the black pit.

From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien