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Example Sentences

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“I really love a story that takes something normal and grounded and gives one twist on it that throws you into a different world and makes you see things in a different way,” Boston said.

From Los Angeles Times

“We wouldn’t be the first to mistakenly think a smarter bomb will keep us from putting boots on the ground.”

From Salon

"Sammie was unconscious on the ground but we have good doctors and they took care of him on the grass," said Republic of Ireland head coach Heimir Hallgrimsson after the match.

From BBC

One subsequent sitter would be Henry’s second wife, Anne Boleyn, who had reportedly hated More so much that upon his execution she threw his portrait to the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal

The IPL, critics argued, was a domestic proving ground - impressive, but not definitive.

From BBC