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Example Sentences

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But it was the contents of his carry-on bag that proved truly unnerving.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

However, neither argument holds up against the paper’s own contents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

We shared the letter's contents, including the "FOH" remarks, with Sarah Hawkins, whose concerns were repeatedly ignored over six days before her daughter, Harriet, was stillborn in 2016.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Shortly after the bill’s contents were released on Wednesday, many significant figures in the college-sports industry offered their thoughts.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

Her mother had bright, clever eyes and a wide, funny smile; she looked happy-excited because it was the morning she went diving to investigate the contents of the blue whale’s stomach.

From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr