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Example Sentences
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Twelve years ago, wee Reuben Ward watched wide-eyed as Dan Keatings won gymnastics gold for Scotland in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
Perhaps the most notable example was the Boston Celtics, champions just two years ago, sending Finals MVP Jaylen Brown to Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
An exception was “Thelma & Louise,” which became the talk of the season and then year when it landed in theaters 35 years ago in May.
From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026
The iconic D-Day landing beaches in Normandy were on Sunday inscribed on UNESCO's World Heritage List, marking the culmination of a project launched nearly two decades ago.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
About a year ago, a group of us started holding bonfires at dedicated clearings in the woods, nowhere near enough to houses for parents to come nosing around our flickering flames.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
