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Example Sentences

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Either way, Emma has backed herself into a corner and hopes that honesty and context will be her saving grace.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

"Suddenly everything just falls silent and the Pope just walks around the corner," Clark says, explaining a "sense of calmness" overcame him.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

If half a dozen people show up on a street corner with signs, they are mostly ignored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

On the high end of the spectrum, the infamously expensive Chevron on the corner of Alameda Street and East Cesar Chavez Avenue in Chinatown is charging more than $8.70 a gallon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

I glanced at the couple as I followed Anna May and Frances to a table in the corner.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu