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Example Sentences
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Nor did they expect to ever cross paths again.
From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026
She was “able to amazingly quickly cross quite mountainous terrain,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
Referring to the Easter story of Christ's resurrection, three days after he was nailed to the cross, he said Jesus had been "entirely nonviolent" in the face of suffering.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
Grace teams up with Rocky, a brilliant alien engineer who looks like a cross between a spider and a rock, and is the size of a Labrador.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
We were about to part company with Eugene Hammond, who said, “Mr. Culver, I hope the next time our paths cross, the circumstances will not be so sudden. But we may have made history today.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.