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Example Sentences
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Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll be treated to their scorching cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
Smith starred again in the second wicket when Jamie Smith, having just driven Bamber to the cover boundary, attempted to repeat the shot and was caught by the keeper, diving in front of slip.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“If anything, we need additional funding to cover rising costs, not fewer, to maintain our current momentum,” the agency said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
Tonight, I welcome the cover they’ll provide, whereas on any other night, I’ve feared what they hid, just out of my reach.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
