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Example Sentences

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The response has been a far cry from the blue “HANDS OFF OUR YARDS!” signs that multiplied across Los Angeles foothill neighborhoods last year as the board began developing the rules in earnest.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The combination of the department-store chains, which also includes Saks OFF 5th, was a bid to create a luxury-retailing juggernaut better able to streamline costs and hang on to their wealthy shoppers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

The hundreds of protesters unveiled a banner reading “HANDS OFF RTVS!” and chanted to local journalists, “We’re by your side.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 27, 2024

Place back in a turned OFF oven just to soften/melt chips, then spread the melted chips over the saltines.

From Salon • Dec. 10, 2022

“It’s the worst,” Ivy mumbled, slapping the OFF button.

From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake