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Example Sentences

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No, she replied, describing instead how they “went crazy on the whiteboard” while Gates’s staff hovered outside the door.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It added that Nintendo's statements on the problem were "patchy", and as a result many customers simply bought new controllers, instead of pursuing a free fix or replacement via customer service.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

The Loman family home isn’t depicted in a literal fashion but instead fluidly suggested in a warehouse space that allows the actors to move unfetteredly between past and present.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

That’s why they prefer individual stocks in the S&P 500 instead of the broader market-cap-weighted large-cap index.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Brie hands me a bag full of snacks and toys for Teddy and then hugs Teddy goodbye as if they’ll be apart for a couple of weeks instead of a couple of hours.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison