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Example Sentences
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The Sarries flanker dropped the ball, and Cokanasiga and then Alfie Barbeary tore down the right wing to set up the Bath scrum-half, who raced in by the corner flag.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The live communion of these four musicians especially befits Big Ears, a festival devoted to unconventional music and famous for its promise of spontaneity around each corner.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
Mercer says Charter Oak has a strong presence in the southeastern corner of New Hampshire that touches the ocean and serves clients in neighboring Massachusetts and Maine.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
We carted it away in barrowloads to a pile in the corner of the garden.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.