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Example Sentences
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Constructed from excerpts of his Las Vegas concerts during the early 1970s, the documentary captures a glitzy, reborn Presley working the crowd and thrilling fans.
From Los Angeles Times
Once, to be sure that I got a story right, I shared an excerpt of my book manuscript with Greenspan.
From Barron's
Mr. Kline’s timing is sublime, whether he’s immersed in Richard’s narcissism or enchanting a crowd of locals with an excerpt from, again, “Hamlet.”
Though there was little new news, Elisha’s influential family and friends supplied the newspapers with excerpts from his letters to keep his name in the public eye.
From Literature
In excerpted quotes from Schwank’s prepared testimony shared with The Times, he calls the training program “deficient, defective and broken.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
