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Example Sentences
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Henderson has a low, armless sofa with a soft bench cushion in his own living room, which he put next to a wing chair.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 2024
He might usefully have concluded his column with the letters we had to put next to solved mathematical equations: QED — quod erat demonstrandum — just to prove his point.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2019
The sample is put next to tiny testing strips that can detect the presence of the malaria parasite.
From The Verge • Feb. 19, 2019
Kesha will have some loyal support given an extremely rough few years, but Pink’s, Kelly Clarkson’s and Lady Gaga’s songs are derivative, frankly B-list material put next to their impressive discographies.
From The Guardian • Jan. 26, 2018
But I was thirsty, and no one came when I rang the little bell Betty Jean had put next to my bed, so I pulled on my robe and crept down the hall.
From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine
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