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Example Sentences

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Dai managed to help Marley back onto the kayak but could not climb back on himself.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Some videos make it onto Brovdi's social media accounts -- where he is followed by hundreds of thousands -- with cartoony music and mocking captions.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

On the other hand, the older worker who holds onto a job for a few years longer but is then displaced may have a harder time finding a new one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Yet when a group of performers recently got onto the topic during The Envelope’s Emmy Limited Series / TV Movie Roundtable, it turned out everyone had their own way of doing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He turns swiftly, bends, and heaves himself onto the wagon perch.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes