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Example Sentences

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The timing appeared significant, coming after Xi hosted a string of world leaders, including US President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin, in Beijing.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

As if to compensate, on a drizzly Sunday evening in Kyiv, a crowd gathered in the street beneath an apartment building’s third-floor balcony to hear a makeshift string quartet play concertos.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Handy was born in New York and appeared in a string of films and TV shows over six decades, often as a supporting character or for a small number of episodes.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The eight-minute “Actress” is an aural trip that croons of a lazy wannabe-actress, before it climbs to rocking, triumphal heights with a soaring string section.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

I almost caught it by the string, but then, in the blink of an eye, it was up on the shelf.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff