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Example Sentences
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The volunteer had barely put down the tomato when a small beak poked out from a bush and dashed towards it in an abandoned garden in fire-ravaged southwest France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Amundson and Zemian’s hopes that their behavior would warrant some leniency were quickly dashed.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
His movies are moody and stylish, dashed with violence and a sense of spiritual grace that often wrongfoots audiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
His hopes of eradicating it by 2020 were dashed, although numbers are still down significantly on what they were 10 years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
Americans dashed onto streets and lawns and farm fields and gazed up.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
