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Example Sentences

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I have given in quite a bit in a few things.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

“Nonetheless, restoring oil production to pre-conflict levels will take longer, given damage to infrastructure and the time required to bring capacity fully back online.”

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“Nursing homes did not take required steps to help protect residents who were given these drugs,” it said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

You’ve given yourself “something to do,” in Graham’s words, with the satisfaction of knowing it’s the opposite of what the crowd is likely to do.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Once, we’d teamed up to teach a group of Red Lake rez kids how to play Cherokee marbles out on the dock, and Trey had given me this look.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith