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Example Sentences
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“I don’t like to go through life regretting anything. I want to make sure I can look back and be like, ‘Hey, I tried it out.’”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
To appreciate just how risky that would have been, consider the performance of companies that tried to diversify by acquiring other firms with different business models.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Wightman gamely tried to follow but how do you chase down a man this fast?
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Parents and teachers tried to savor the “lasts”: the last back-to-school night, with Pacific Island dancers on a tapa cloth mat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
For a while I tried to concentrate on the names and addresses in the briefcase.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
