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Example Sentences

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That naturally contributes to the fund’s volatility, and in the past led to a significant black eye.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

There, in black and white, we have Lucy and the football.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Photographed by Manu Dacosse in a simple but alluring black and white, with similarly naturalistic production design by Katia Wyszkop, the film is exquisitely imagined without being self-aggrandizingly gorgeous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

Seven people were seriously injured when they were hit by a black Suzuki Swift in Friar Gate at about 21:30 GMT on Saturday.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

“Hanging out with the cook guy or anyone else we work with? Voluntarily listening to bad music while swatting at black flies?”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith