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Example Sentences
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This is not an insurance policy, per se, it’s an optional agreement that waives your financial responsibility if the rental car is damaged or stolen.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
A couple of the optional choices that farms can apply for as part of the SFS were announced by the government as part of the budget announcement.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
They communicate the respect that matters on the pitch but may be optional off it.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Together they have made interaction with other people increasingly optional.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
"Willow, you've been ordered to come here for behavioral reasons. It's not optional."
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Vocabulary lists containing optional
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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100 SAT words Beginning with "O"
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