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Example Sentences

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No relevant precedent existed, and given the unique crimes the Nazi hierarchy had committed, it would require ex post facto laws to prosecute them.

From Salon • May 18, 2026

With an informal arrangement, there is often no immediate remedy if your ex changes the amount overnight.

From MarketWatch • May 16, 2026

A few hours before our next date, he texted me to say that he had hung out with his ex and they were going give it another go.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Despite what a distressing number of credentialed Americans appear to think, antisemitism doesn’t burst onto the scene ex nihilo with pogroms and Nuremberg Laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

“A deus ex machina, then, in a double sense,” said Dr. Calvin, dryly.

From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov