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Example Sentences
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Even if the free pizza was gone, attendees were still lining up for pretzel bites and beer cheese.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
He says that a company email account was set up for Ferguson, but because she never activated it, messages addressed to her were forwarded to a common inbox.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“The white car passed exactly where Mark and Jacob were, and then I looked back and didn’t find them, and I started screaming,” she testified.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
The couple were sentenced in February to 10 years in jail on espionage charges, which they deny.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
“It was the last thing you were able to eat.”
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
