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Example Sentences
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A parallel danger lurks in the Himalayas and other high mountain areas like the Andes, where melting glaciers have created thousands of new lakes.
Alicia can have thousands of seizures every day and the condition means she needs constant supervision.
From BBC
The 49-year-old, who works in the Middle East as a domestic worker, is thousands of miles away from her home in the Philippines, where her husband and three children live.
From BBC
For this friendly, the gentle hum of a few thousand conversations sounded more like the first morning of a Test match at Lord's.
From BBC
England got a send-off all right, resounding boos greeting the final whistle before the players went around applauding thousands of empty red seats and the few fans who had bothered to stay.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
