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Example Sentences

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He said the Semi pulled a 25,000-pound load of dog food up a mountain pass as though it wasn’t even there.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

On the face of it, and at the speed most people scroll, they could pass as pretty convincing.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

But then neither is Kate; she has a good enough moral sense to pass as a hero, but the exquisite tension of “The Diplomat” is almost always between the lesser of two evils.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

On the next play, Hurts found DeVonta Smith with a 36-yard touchdown pass as Philadelphia seized a 10-0 edge with 10:35 to play.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

The great tactician, lifting up his eyes, cried: “Zeus aloft! A blessing on Telemakhos! Let all things come to pass as he desires!”

From "The Odyssey" by Homer