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Example Sentences
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His candidacy sat in second place after polls closed last Tuesday, but it has since slipped in the standings as mail-in votes have been counted.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
"It wouldn't have sat well with me to have closed the window and gone back to bed," he added.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
When the press conference began that evening Rozelle, Hunt and Schramm sat together on a couch.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026
The move hasn’t sat well with some longtime listeners and former employees who saw the station as inseparable from Koreatown.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
He bowed his head as he sat down, said the blessing over bread, and then went on eagerly, “Your mother—how she would have loved these new styles and seeing you both looking so pretty!”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
