Example Sentences

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Birthdays have an uncanny ability to turn us into the worst versions of ourselves.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

"You don't look forward to things. Birthdays are meant to be enjoyable but for us it's one year closer to death," said Anna.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2025

Birthdays ever since have been "bittersweet," he said in an interview last year.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

These conversations are woven between the rituals of regular life‌: Birthdays and weddings are celebrated, Sherenté attends protests and is accepted into their top choice college, Brown University.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Birthdays are for blowing out candles and being one year older and looking at baby pictures to see how much you’ve grown.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender