better
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Example Sentences
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“It’s not something that’s easy, that you’ll be better in like a week.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Slightly outperforming, though, is certainly better than underperforming.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
But his opposition, he contended, made the final versions of the legislation better.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
It may be that they can’t afford to notice how much better life has become.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
She was so upset when she got home from school that she was sure, 100 percent, that she would never feel better ever again in her entire life.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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