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Example Sentences
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As Boo Radley, a mysterious recluse in “To Kill a Mockingbird,” Duvall was on screen for less than five minutes at the film’s end and had no lines.
From Los Angeles Times
"If I was on the decline I would say it. I'd be the first to say."
From BBC
Stolz, who is listed at 6-foot-1, 180 pounds, would be on the large side for a pro rider, and might have trouble hanging in with the featherweights in the mountains.
To vote in person on 7 May, you must be on the electoral register by 23:59 BST on Monday 20 April.
From BBC
You raised them to be independent and critical thinkers so that they can navigate the world, whether they are on the right, the left or some other point on the ideological spectrum.
From MarketWatch
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