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Example Sentences

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While he had originally wanted to climb the ladder in hospitality, he has now "given up" on the industry as he believes it is not worth the stress.

From BBC

"We don't live in fear," the 34-year-old food blogger, who is originally from India, said.

From BBC

When I originally sat down to write The Light Returns, she was grieving the people she’d lost, missing her friends—especially her best friend.

From Literature

When it had originally been erected, some people had even compared it to the Great Wall of China, although that was pushing it a bit.

From Literature

“It’s like he’s turned into our son. I don’t know if we originally thought that was going to happen. When you say, ‘Can someone live at your house for a little bit,’ you say ‘Yes.’

From Los Angeles Times