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Example Sentences
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Daphne du Maurier described seeing the old boatyard at Bodinnick, near Fowey, for the first time at the age of 19 as: "Here was the freedom I desired, long sought for, not yet known."
From BBC
After her first junior national competitions at 9 years old discouraged her from dreaming of the Olympics, Glenn is now the oldest U.S. women’s singles skater to make the Olympic team since 1928.
From Los Angeles Times
Twenty years ago the oldest surviving example, the Titan Crane at Clydebank, had millions spent on it, transforming it into an award-winning visitor attraction.
From BBC
“The housing crisis isn’t gonna wait for us to ramp up production,” said Charles Clark, 26 years old, a member of the coalition backing the proposal.
The optimists tend to be male, older, married and Republican, the survey found.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
