sterling
Example Sentences
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Of such solid stuff was the pound sterling made that nobody seems to have asked for an inflation-escalator clause.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Former Census Bureau senior executive Amy O'Hara called the paper an abuse of the agency's "sterling reputation for high-quality analysis."
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Since then, sterling has broadly strengthened and taken advantage of a weaker dollar and is currently near the top of its post-Brexit range.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
They had previously considered other plaintiffs — including fifteen-year-old Claudette Colvin — and ultimately concluded that Parks, a mature, married woman of sterling reputation, would present more effectively to white juries and the white press.
From Salon ● May 20, 2026
Now she is clearing away my crumbs with the sterling silver scraper I gave to Elizabeth and Raleigh for their wedding.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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