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Example Sentences
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“It truly breaks my heart to have to miss out on a lot,” she wrote in an Instagram story.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Your bank or financial institution may have a tool on its online portal that breaks down how you’re spending by category.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
"You've got spare garments because companies change their logos or they have discontinued items, sometimes a needle breaks in the machine and the logo is ruined and you can't sell it," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Spotify is testing a “Skip Ahead” button that lets podcast listeners bypass whole ad breaks and sponsorship messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
“The assumption with the large earthquake,” Malone explained, “is that it’s a fracture of the rock … Like if you bend a stick and it breaks, you hear a pop— that’s the earthquake!”
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
