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Example Sentences

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“The letter says, you will have no way of contacting me. ... They went to great lengths in sending this email to us in making sure that it stays anonymous.”

From Los Angeles Times

Standing over the memorial that has grown to take up the length of a building, a man in a The North Face jacket sobbed quietly.

From Los Angeles Times

"Who knows? I don't know my length of time here, I've got no idea. I just try to do my best every day until told differently."

From Barron's

They were concerned about the length of time people are being kept at the facility and that people are not being checked medically.

From Los Angeles Times

China's authorities have shared far fewer legal case details in recent years, but the cases we found ranged the length of China - from Jilin province in the north, to Guangdong in the far south.

From BBC