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Example Sentences
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The second was that I couldn’t believe there was still so much of the film left, and I felt like so much had already happened.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
That left U.S. chemical companies, which use cheap and abundant natural gas to make their plastic products, to boost production and raise prices at furious rates.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Water supply issues in an area of Kent have been resolved after properties were left without water for three days following a burst pipe at a treatment works.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
He left early to move his hearse: apparently musical Five Timers only get their parking validated for 15 minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026
The curfew was now 7:00 p.m., which in spring and summer left no nighttime hours at all in which workers could move legally through the streets.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.