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Example Sentences

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I walked unfamiliar streets with music carrying me on its wings, ate dinner at 10 p.m. and remembered who I was when no one needed me to be anything in particular.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

The year-to-date average for monthly job growth is 68,000—a significant uptick from last year’s 15,000 monthly average, and above the pace economists estimate is needed to keep the unemployment rate steady.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He seems to have been a true believer who needed to give himself, heart and soul, to something.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Their size closely matched what the bee needed for a nest.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

But perhaps that was the lesson Clare had needed to learn: The wise Afterlife knew it would not be a difficult ushering and trusted that Clare could manage it.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman