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Example Sentences
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Hopes of finding survivors have been all but extinguished at the Liushenyu coal mine.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
It looks as if the British farmers who had been building Stonehenge over the preceding centuries all but disappeared – again, for reasons which remain unclear.
From Science Daily • May 30, 2026
The S&P 500 was up 5.3% for May, even though all but three of its 11 sectors were down for the month.
From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026
Since 2002, when Botox was approved for cosmetic use, wrinkles have all but disappeared from our screens—and our personal social media feeds.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“Dear old Hixby’s. Isn’t it odd? The book was scarcely any use at all, but I feel a bit at sixes and sevens without it.”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
