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Example Sentences

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Rushing started Saturday’s Cactus League opener against the Angels, driving in a run on a sacrifice fly in three at-bats.

From Los Angeles Times

Saka has had a few people question him recently, but against Spurs he was back on it and back to his confident best.

From BBC

Some of the Arsenal fans who are not convinced by him are going to be more on his side now he has scored twice against Tottenham, and his goals were top quality too.

From BBC

That's not ideal against any team, let alone one as good as Arsenal, and Mikel Arteta's side started getting more and more joy down that flank, with Timber often having time on the ball to pick his passes - like he did to find Viktor Gyokeres for their second goal.

From BBC

To sum up this latest Premier League weekend, Manchester City threw down the gauntlet by closing the gap to two points with a tension-filled win against Newcastle United.

From BBC