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Example Sentences

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They are pictured barely aware of each other's presence; after 48 years of marriage, Kenneth and Laura are together but somehow apart.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Because of this similarity, the pretrained neural network initially had difficulty telling the two effects apart.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Those attempts don’t always work, but in an era when everything is picked apart until there’s nothing left, there’s a power in total carefreeness.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

While Britain’s days as a military superpower ended several decades ago, its experience, training, nuclear arsenal and comparatively large military budget set it apart as a highly valuable partner for the U.S. and other nations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Lily is surprisingly cute and, apart from the stained shirt and sticky hands, not that dirty.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller