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Example Sentences

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"I was waving at my friend and sister like 'I'll be home in a sec just doing a loop round the block!'," he says about the Europa League celebrations.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Hang on a sec, we imagine Karl saying, this connection is terrible.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Mir became the pace setter after the 28-year-old clocked 1 min 56.874 sec on his Honda machine after 11 laps, to become the fastest rider over two days of testing in Malaysia.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

“That’s exactly what I was going to say, if you’d given me a sec to say it.”

From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely