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Example Sentences

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“I searched frantically for the button to shut it off,” Donio, 53, said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

My most important bit of advice is don’t add A.I. just because it’s a shiny little button.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

"We were not able and not willing, once again, to push the snooze button on this… it was a huge step for Germany, a huge step for the German population, definitely."

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Then hit the fast-forward button, all the way to October 1542, when sailors aboard a Spanish ship captained by Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo laid eyes on the coast of L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He usually wears a white T-shirt under a shirt with buttons he doesn’t button.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko