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Example Sentences

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The series has the strange quality of being under- and overwritten; people don’t talk much, and when they do, they don’t necessarily talk like people: “There are 170,000 words in the English language,” says Bosko.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

There would be a "Southern Closure" on the territory's border with Egypt to prevent smuggling both under- and overground.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024

Now, we need everyone at home, in the office and everywhere people gather to be talking about building under- and overpasses along I-5.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2023

At any moment, over 400,000 kids are in foster care, a number which is both under- and over-inclusive.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

Tlie walk was short, but the ground was rough under- - foot and his legs were cramping badly by the time they got back.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin