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Example Sentences
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“To affirm our humanity,” Ms. MeLampy writes, “we dip our toe into animality—but we always resurface. By testing the limits, we ultimately reaffirm the boundary between our human selves and our animal selves.”
After missing the first 14 games because of injury, LeBron James is starting to recapture a least a version of his old self ahead of his 41st birthday.
From Los Angeles Times
The episodes contain some of the season’s bigger emotional beats, including one of TV’s most amicable breakups between teenagers, a mended friendship and a character finally living his true self openly.
From Los Angeles Times
Optimists might say, “Why pick one extreme or the other? There’s surely a place in the middle, where we can all live in harmony while holding onto our opinions and sense of self.”
From Los Angeles Times
The characters occasionally expose their true selves, then just as quickly retreat, fearful of touching on real conflict.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
