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Example Sentences
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VCRs were a Trojan horse in the American home that kicked off a rebellion against the centralized entertainment of the big three networks and movie-theater chains.
However, Ireland escaped when James Lowe intercepted a pass and rushed up the field, but home hopes of a bonus-point win were ended when Crowley kicked the ball dead after they had won a penalty.
From BBC
“ICE didn’t leave. The people kicked them out,” said Ron Gochez, a member of Unión del Barrio, a group that monitors immigration sweeps across Los Angeles and helped create the Harbor Area Peace Patrols.
From Los Angeles Times
In Super Bowl LX, Seattle’s Jason Myers kicked five field goals and scored 17 points in a 29-13 win over New England.
From Los Angeles Times
That kicks off months of wrangling with the City Council over spending, with the two sides wrapping up a budget by June.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
