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Example Sentences

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The film is a distinctly modern rumination on the desire to shut off and watch the world go by, without forming an opinion on the horrors.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The letter, posted by Las Vegas insider publication Las Vegas Locally, noted that employees who worked at Primm Valley would be let go by July 4.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

Their counterparts today go by terms like techno-oligarchs.

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

A row of counter seats along a wide-open window gives its patrons a ringside seat to watch street life go by.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

There was no way we wanted to go by the boys on purpose.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence