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Example Sentences

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The astronauts have instead used an alternative system which involves collapsible plastic containers that collect their urine.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

With Iran’s air defenses largely degraded, they can instead rely on weapons such as laser-guided bombs, helping ease pressure on stockpiles.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

Paramount launched a hostile bid for Warner, which had opted to sign a deal to sell to Netflix instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Denford’s mission is to interrupt the spinning vortex of negativity in which the world is caught by redirecting our energy instead of contributing one more fiery rebuttal to sexist idiocy.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The shoulders of the shirt line up with his actual shoulders instead of falling halfway down his upper arms the way they do on me.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison