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Example Sentences

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Resident doctors have just received a 3.5% pay rise - something given to all doctors.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

A big reason is psychological: It takes lots of evidence to convince people something unthinkable might be about to happen like major banks collapsing, a pandemic or actual fuel shortages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

It sounds like something a James Bond — or cartoon — villain would come up with, but there it is.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“If it bleeds, it leads” is no more, replaced by something that stinks in its own way.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

She gives you an appraising look instead, like you finding this place reveals something about you.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith