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Example Sentences
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An info line would tell people to meet at a “map point,” often a gas station parking lot, where a party crew member stood as a lookout, ready to guide the crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
On the third day, they climbed to a high point from which they could see the flattened area where his brother’s two-story residence building once stood.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
Adult Miracinonyx trumani are thought to have weighed about 150 pounds on average, stood roughly 3 feet tall, and measured around 8 feet from head to the tip of the tail.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Just over an hour after classes began, settlers were spotted through the school windows: two men, driving sheep through Palestinian fields a couple of hundred metres from the school, as Israeli soldiers stood close by.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
I swallowed the last bit of cream bun, wiped my hands on the back of my skirt, and stood up.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
