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Example Sentences

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There is no way to prove this, but perhaps the cataclysm of the war impressed upon that generation the fragility of civilization and learning, and the need to preserve them.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026

I built upon that sole copy until I had every one of his books except for his most recent, “The Last Chairlift.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Vegas happily feasted upon that ambivalence all night long.

From Slate • Nov. 18, 2025

"We're going to dig in to find out how we improve upon that."

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

“One might sooner scrawl on granite with a lilac than impress rhetorical niceties upon that woman.”

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson