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Example Sentences

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And as fans, this is the kind of moment that we live for.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

“You’re going to have discomfort if you live up to your ambition,” Grede says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“I think most people don’t understand what it means to live under a dictatorship and such a government,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

It's a highly anticipated journey that demands exacting precision -- but there's still room for the astronauts to live out their childhood dreams of spaceflight.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

It’s four stories of gray stone with a double wooden entryway, the kind of basic place I could afford to live if I weren’t subsidized by my aunt’s largesse.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse