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Example Sentences

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He'll hang about with the youngest players in the squad at dinner and he'll chat away to them.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

What seems to be happening is that businesses, flush with profits, are eating cost increases tied to higher oil prices lest they drive away customers.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

A mother and her two children were swept away into the ocean in Laguna Beach on Tuesday evening, and one of the children remains missing, after powerful waves created dangerous conditions, authorities said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Just when you think a lead is safe and a game’s tucked away, it’s suddenly not.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The package contains one hundred pesos—far more than the amount he’d given away.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly