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Example Sentences

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“I’m not aware of huge numbers of elderly people falling out of windows whilst cleaning them,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Judge Mary Loram said it was "a devastating demonstration of just how dangerous it is to use mobile phones whilst driving".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

"JNIM pursues a political-religious agenda, centred on the establishment of sharia law and the rejection of foreign forces, whilst the FLA champions a territorial and autonomist agenda, centred on Azawad," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Temperatures for April are also showing a regional contrast, for example Northern Ireland has been -0.4C below average so far this month whilst England is at 0.8C above average.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

He made up for all the not talking he’d been doing whilst we walked.

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis