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Example Sentences

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Warwickshire Police said its main line of inquiry was that a vehicle had hit the man and left the scene.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

This was more than the total number of outlets of the nine main fastfood dining brands -- including KFC, McDonald's and Domino's Pizza, it boasted.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The fire forced evacuations and closures, with Moreno Valley College announcing it would be closed Friday and Saturday, canceling all events on its main campus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

They note that the main culprit was a “catastrophically bad control-room design” where workers “were unable to understand what was going wrong.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

There’s a big mural of it at school in the main hallway.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy