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Example Sentences

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“It’s really helpful for overall eye health for people who are on computers for a long time or sleep really late or who are reading a lot,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

His overall approval rating among Republicans has slipped — although it stands at a robust 80%.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

OPEC+, as it’s known, “expressed concern regarding attacks on energy infrastructure, noting that restoring damaged energy assets to full capacity is both costly and takes a long time, thereby affecting overall supply availability.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

My adult children received a legacy from a relative they loved, and the overall taxes will be lower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Scientists use something called a correlation to measure how closely one factor predicts another, and overall, the students’ ratings correlated with the experts’ ratings by .55, which is quite a high correlation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell