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Example Sentences

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The key is to be strategic with how you consume it — a lesson I had to learn the hard way.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2026

A teen riding an electric motorcycle in an Orange County park learned a tough lesson after trying to go wheel to wheel against a police officer: motorcycle cops are very hard to outrun.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026

She said that cricket had become her life, as she now worked as a coach, but it was also a lesson in not giving up.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The lesson is elementary: never disclose your reservation price.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Gran looked pleased, and Ella felt proud that Brigit remembered her godmother's lesson.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton