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Example Sentences

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JJ: Which I loved, because we know that feeling — you’re merging onto the 110 and you see a beautiful sunset.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

A private company plans to refloat the injured mammal from the sea floor by its flippers and onto a tarp attached to a tug boat, officials said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The result is a sorting of families onto different long-run paths.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

As various observers have noted, this isn’t the first time a prominent brand has latched onto tech buzzwords as a means of securing investment and relevance.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

Stentor and Siren were just about to make the turn onto Hog Scald Road when there came a terrible banshee scream.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck