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Example Sentences

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“The prayers, messages, flowers, meals, hugs, and countless acts of kindness have carried us through the most heartbreaking days of our lives,” they said in a note posted Friday on Samantha’s Instagram page.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

While personal narrative is key to the album, “No. 29” acts as an aural demarcation.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

El Dorado is controlled by a gangster known only by his first name, Fabio, a Pablo Escobar-type character who has ingratiated himself with locals through acts of charity.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

Our legal system seems well prepared to scrutinize and punish their acts of self-preservation instead of examining the circumstances that made those acts necessary.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

Beside it the poster's heliograms were now frozen, the projections of her different characters and acts silent and still.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton