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Example Sentences
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As her language skills improved, she was kept in the English learner class.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026
After the tree was felled, seedlings were kept in a secret National Trust centre to help preserve the legacy of the much-photographed landmark.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
Workers’ pay hasn’t kept pace with inflation since March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
Some stores had empty shelves over the weekend as residents raced to buy essentials, while fresh produce at market stalls was kept dry in polystyrene foam boxes or hanging just above the water level.
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He kept looking back in the direction they’d come, as though he knew that was the way home but was too scared to chance another encounter with Gingersnipes.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
