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Example Sentences

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They also wanted to know if there would be an area for sober living, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

“I think that, yes, there was a kind of risk taken by the Iranians, but it doesn’t seem that Iran really wanted to be engaged in a full-scale confrontation with Israel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

They get bonus points if that thing is something I already wanted to do, such as “find out how the Knicks are doing right now.”

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026

"We selected some sites that we wanted to try and create meadows on, and we wanted to create some verges," he said.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I wanted to go with my friends. Sukie’s son, Emery, was my best friend. Even picking cotton together, faint from heat, Emery made me laugh.”

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes