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Example Sentences
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“No one. Sorry, your honor, no one has helped me at all,” said McClelland, standing in a court proceeding she said repeatedly she did not understand.
From Los Angeles Times
Pilot Chesley Sullenberger landed the plane safely, brilliantly, and with his crew got the 150 passengers calmly disembarked and standing on the wings.
They are tied for the third-most 20-point losses in the league, yet somehow are still clinging to fifth in the Western Conference standings.
From Los Angeles Times
This is the paradox of dancing in the age of short-form video: Even as slick choreographed routines proliferate on TikTok and Instagram and YouTube, spawning mimics and viral trends, more concertgoers are standing still.
"And I remember getting off the train and my mother looking at me and saying, 'why is your hair standing on end?', and 'why is the button missing from your coat?'," she added.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
