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Example Sentences

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She chops old vanilla beans, mixes them with epsom salts, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and has bath salts that are wildly aromatic, calming, and good for all that might ail you.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

But would it solve all the problems that ail our democracy?

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

That’s on top of parts and raw material shortages that already ail regional manufacturing because of supply disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2021

Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2016

But not ail the copper pence did Wang Lung spend on food.

From "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck