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Example Sentences

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The Bruins kept the heat on during a second quarter in which they made mistakes, seemed to lose momentum, then collected themselves to maintain their huge edge.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

"We've been kept in the dark and it's a bit insulting. We feel like we don't matter and we've been pushed aside."

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

He later mislabeled the dashcam footage, which kept it out of the homicide file.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Thompson believes this encouraged other families to think about the future of the items they had kept for decades.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

It was only Mutti that kept me moving that night.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo