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Example Sentences

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Now the class of 2026 is saying goodbye to college life as things start to look up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I want to be the kind of dad that my kids look back on and think I was present and loving and the kind of person they’d look up to.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

To prove their ties to Canada - however far back they may go - many have had to look up historic records like census reports, baptismal records and birth certificates.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

I don’t want to look up, for fear of catching Kumu Maka’s eye.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila