California

Example Sentences

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Her food-distribution company buys fresh stalks from farmers in California and trucks them nearly 3,000 miles to a maze of chilled warehouses in New York City’s Bronx borough.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

Already California imports most of its wood from Oregon, Washington and Canada.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

Playing a vain, pitch-perfect vision of Los Angeles’ wickedness in “Maps to the Stars,” Julianne Moore mothered so hard she almost separated California right down the San Andreas fault line.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

The outage affected major institutions including Columbia University, Princeton University, Rutgers University and the University of California network, according to reporting from multiple university statements.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

At some point the next day, once we’ve passed into the state of California, I fall asleep.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy