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Example Sentences

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Jalibert landed his fourth conversion to bring his team to within a point but could not then prise another gap in the Pau defence.

From Barron's

They smile at the camera bashfully, young and smooth-skinned and full of hope, blind to the ways life would prise them apart.

From New York Times

"We had to prise the knife off him to get him into the car and get him into hospital."

From BBC

When the bin was prised open, officers found bags of washing powder stacked on top of concrete.

From BBC

Back at the cemetery, change cannot come soon enough for Fethiye, who is scarred by memories of prising her dead son from the rubble - with her bare hands, and only her relatives for help.

From BBC