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Example Sentences

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Morten Abildstrøm, a Danish Environmental Agency official on the island of Anholt, told daily newspaper Jyllands Posten that the whale would be cut into pieces after veterinarians and researchers had travelled there to take samples.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

It’s the “just right” amount to pay the interest and reduce principal — but it doesn’t cut into my emergency savings, and it still leaves me money for short-term goals like planning a wedding.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

The harder question is whether the companies racing to control nearby inventory, merchants, and riders can make the model profitable before regulators and price wars cut into returns.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

You overcook it by two minutes, or cut into it after 30 minutes in the oven only to find the center still raw and pink.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

There was yellow cake, cut into cubes and mixed with jam and eaten with a spoon; it was superbly good.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell