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Example Sentences
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My wide-eyed aspirations need to be lowered significantly.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026
In its lawsuit, Fresh Tape said LIV offered $200,000 to settle the unpaid invoices, citing its “current financial constraints,” and later lowered the offer to $150,000.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
We had used $5,500 as our year-end target but lowered it to $5,000 after gold’s perverse performance.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
The retailer on Tuesday lowered its annual operating income guidance to $1.45 billion to $1.55 billion, down from a prior range of $1.68 billion to $1.81 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
She lowered her voice to the sort of loud, gossipy whisper that fairly begs to be overheard.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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