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Example Sentences

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Every offseason, rosters are torn apart by the transfer portal and the NBA draft.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

A complex array of financial levers exist to help everyone involved, from lenders and investors down to the lowliest subcontractor, to minimize their exposure should things fall apart.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In the years since, Glenn said he had spotted various signs of Bigfoot, through unidentified faeces, hoots and animal remains torn apart in ways which would require extreme strength.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Another way a drugmaker could set itself apart, beyond easier drug delivery or a better safety profile, would be to demonstrate more effective weight-loss.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Leah reported that the bed, with Calvin still in it, broke apart, “the head-board in one place, the foot-board in another …” How quickly these spirits had grown out of control.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock