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Example Sentences

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After seeing how fashion could be a creative way to help people in their daily lives, she applied to Otis.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Akshay Bharath is on the wait list at University of Virginia, his overall top choice, where he applied binding early decision, was deferred and then wait-listed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

That’s where “mother” has come home to roost, now applied as liberally to pop stars as it is screen sirens, influencers and Food Network hosts.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Researchers applied the same method at each location, using changes in bottom pressure to estimate deep ocean movement below about 1,000 meters.

From Science Daily • May 10, 2026

Jonah wondered if that also applied to boys opening locked safes and looking at secret papers.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix