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Example Sentences

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As Police Squad’s Frank Drebbin said, while standing in front of an exploding fireworks factory: “Nothing to see here, folks. Please disperse.”

From MarketWatch

“I don’t know how many times I had to say I did not know Jeffrey Epstein,” she told reporters afterward, standing outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center.

From Salon

Challenged over whether he was wrong to block Burnham from standing, the PM said: "We had an excellent candidate, absolutely rooted in her community."

From BBC

"Everybody is afraid," a woman standing nearby added.

From Barron's

“A decision at this scale carries risk. But so does standing still,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal