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Example Sentences

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The timing of that light would differ throughout the year, but it would also vary based on one’s vantage point—the next town over would be using a different set of daymarks entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The researchers based this conclusion after analyzing data from 1975 to 2013.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

I wrote that episode in a literal day because it was based on an experience I had in an ER with my daughter’s mother.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

It's more unusual for a US actress to play the part, but Coward actually based the character on an American he'd met at a dinner party in 1921.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

This female coyote came into the care of the Department based on her being discovered in the park after hiding for several weeks in an underground cave.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz