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Example Sentences

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Then again, the broad stock market has been performing well, for the most part, over the past decade, and this year’s action has run counter to that warning.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

At one point, Baseman, still dressed in his cook outfit but now wearing a pair of sunglasses and carrying a Toby toy, stood on a counter to thank the crowd for coming.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

This went counter to everything the area was supposed to stand for, she said.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

That notion runs counter to the lessons of wars—from the bombing of North Vietnam to NATO’s campaign in Kosovo—where political outcomes couldn’t be achieved solely from the skies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

I almost drop all the candy on the ground when the guy at the register bangs on the counter to get our attention.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist