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Example Sentences
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Quartz crystals sat at each of the bed’s four corners and atop a small glass table to the side.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
For Roberts, the last month has looked like an episode of “The Pitt,” with medical crises piling up, one atop the other.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026
"Practical Magic 2" cast away Sony's "Spider-Man" from its weeks-long perch atop the North American box office, industry estimates showed Sunday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 13, 2026
A 15-year-old boy has been rescued after spending days sitting atop a boat that had capsized in the frigid waters of Alaska's Bering Sea.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The skies were clear and turquoise blue as the Freedom 7 sat atop Launch Pad 5 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
