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Example Sentences
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It’s common for people to move closer to ailing relatives.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
When Zhou died in January 1976, hundreds of thousands of mourners poured into Tiananmen Square with wreaths and poems, a spontaneous outpouring that the ailing Mao’s allies saw as a challenge to their authority.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
I thought a feeder would help my ailing sister stay connected to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
Similarly, Likho, a one-eyed Russian Blue, also was ailing when Kobilha took him in at 8 years old, but she wanted him anyhow.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
She has walked away from Byron, five, and Melissa, ten, as well as her ten-year-old sister and eleven-year-old brother, whom she had been raising for her ailing mother.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
