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Example Sentences

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If you lost an instrument, free guitars, amps and a piano for the taking fill a room next to the stage.

From Los Angeles Times

This leverage can amp up bullish bets while markets are rising, but it can quickly sour during moments of turmoil, forcing investors to dump holdings to satisfy lenders.

From The Wall Street Journal

While patients may not mind if doctors amp up the tests and use high-tech diagnostics, there’s a fine line between doing enough for patients and doing too much.

From Barron's

“Sometimes, the amps are having a record year; sometimes, the stadiums are having a record year. And that’s always been the pattern here.”

From MarketWatch

You can go crazy with string lights to create an enchanted tree in your backyard or adorn it with some creepy critters — snakes, bats, spiders…you name it — to amp up the scare factor.

From Salon