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Example Sentences

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The time to reduce investment risk is when things feel great, not after they’ve fallen apart.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

This is why the nation’s founders instituted religious freedom — they witnessed how Europe was torn apart by wars waged between different flavors of Christianity.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

All our top players will be in their prime then, apart from Kane who will probably have retired.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Our homes are 20 miles apart, and he still drives back and forth almost daily.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Leah reported that the bed, with Calvin still in it, broke apart, “the head-board in one place, the foot-board in another …” How quickly these spirits had grown out of control.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock