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Example Sentences

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"I'm a fierce perfectionist and there is an overactive, hugely self-critical voice in my head - my whole life is an exercise in trying to shake that," he says.

From BBC

In an echoing Long Beach studio, an ambitious team of designers is trying to reinvent how electric vehicles are made.

From Los Angeles Times

Maybe we couldn’t stop global temperatures from reaching 1.5º above preindustrial levels, but that shouldn’t stop us from trying even harder.

From Salon

Against Rock, he hit his first 11 attempts at doubles, missing for the first time when trying to take out 143 to win the match.

From BBC

It’s almost always a scammer trying to change their password to access your account.

From MarketWatch