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Example Sentences

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Universities—and parents—often prefer to call them leaves rather than acknowledge that the students are dropping out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Prakash says their exhibition is titled "Bombay Framed" rather than "Mumbai Framed" simply because most of the images come from a time when the city was officially known as Bombay.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

They could end up nursing a grudge that they paid $200 a night for a space that resembles a dingy roadside motel rather than a boutique experience.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

As a result, the Soc Gen team sees investors focused more “on when to buy rather than I need to s ell.”

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

I repeat what I told Dad last spring, and then again after Mom and I went to the info night that he couldn’t, or rather wouldn’t, come to.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam