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Example Sentences
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We cast off and turned into the narrow canal, lined with private docks and boat lifts—a No Wake zone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
But Denver is coming off a loss and won’t be caught flat-footed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026
Presidents famously age during their terms, often starting off looking hale and hearty and, by the time they’re finished, appearing tired, more lined and a whole lot grayer than when they started.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026
As much as we’d love to play it cool and laugh off the notion that anything matters, well, they sometimes do!
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2026
When it's too dry or mixed in the wrong formula, almost anything can set it off, without warning.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
