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Example Sentences

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"When you walk past the verges and see them all being left as they should be, it's brilliant," Taylor said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

I don’t know what the plumber did, but he left me with a new issue.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

While what was announced was a step in right direction, it still left some investors wanting more.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Those same New York jobs, however, didn’t raise the kids’ later earnings; if anything they nudged them down slightly and left college-going untouched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

There are red welts on her left arm and elbow.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly