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Example Sentences

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Painting an eery picture of the night, he believes weather conditions tripped the electricity off in the area, meaning the fan in his bedroom stopped for about 20 seconds before coming back on.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Gold’s slump has followed Friday’s better-than-expected May U.S. employment report, which reinforced the picture of a resilient economy that didn’t need interest-rate cuts.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“Ignoring those tails could mean that you’re missing out on some of that bigger picture of what’s happening.”

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

In the end, officials say they have successfully integrated more than 70 systems, collapsing dozens of screens into a single, Google Maps-like picture of the battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

“Giddy-Yap, Rainbow!” she read, and confidently declared, “This story is about a pony. I can tell from the picture of the pony on the cover. But babies cannot read.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood