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Example Sentences

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The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan begins a three-day state visit to Russia on Wednesday, meeting counterpart Vladimir Putin at a time when her country's reputation in the West has been badly damaged.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

The weekly paycheck for the median male full-time wage-and-salary worker in 2025—$1,325—was roughly the same, adjusted for inflation, as his counterpart earned in 1979.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

When it came to man-of-the-match candidates in the League Two play-off final between Notts County and Salford City, there was only one winner for Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth and Bromley counterpart Andy Woodman.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

With her counterpart on the starboard watch, Theo, she led chanties while the crew raised the sails, while they sweated and heaved at the capstans.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee