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Example Sentences

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Now, seven years later, Owens’ story has come full circle.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The relatively intact inner circle of this term stands in stark contrast to his first term in office between 2017 and 2021, which saw a flurry of firings and replacements.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

It stalks quietly, tests its prey, strikes, then retreats, only to circle back again.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

The Artemis II mission is to circle around the moon, setting a record for the deepest that humans have ever flown in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

She had three accomplices arranged in the circle, a neighbor and two cousins, who also knocked when necessary, and rearranged objects in the dark.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock