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Example Sentences
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Coventry met with Heraskevych and tried to reach a compromise, allowing him to wear the helmet in training and display it off the ice.
From Los Angeles Times
The 19-year-old decided to leave school at 16 and has been noting down the roles she has tried - and failed - to land.
From BBC
Many businesses have tried to offset tariffs and other inflationary pressures through cost-cutting and by pushing back on suppliers.
The M23 rebel group that one year ago seized Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, has tried to establish itself as the prevailing government in the area and consolidate control.
"I tried to look out in the ocean as many times as I can. I love being out here," said Morikawa, of the delay.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
