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Example Sentences
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The illusion awakens him to a new means of looking at “nature and culture, the given and the constructed,” wherein these supposed binaries collapse together and exist simultaneously.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
A European Commission notice from 2021 defines a conflict of interest as a situation wherein a "financial actor's" impartiality is compromised "for reasons involving... economic interest or any other direct or indirect personal interest".
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Two years ago, a viral trend tore through TikTok wherein women asked the men in their lives how often they thought about the ancient Roman Empire.
From Salon • Dec. 20, 2025
Some countries delineate air identification defence zones, wherein they require foreign planes to identify themselves.
From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025
I busied myself for an hour or two with arranging my things in my chamber, drawers, and wardrobe, in the order wherein I should wish to leave them during a brief absence.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.