Example Sentences

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With a 59-game Olympic winning streak, the United States will play Australia in the semifinals on Friday after the Opals took down Serbia on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Funeral director Frances Alcock, who owns Opals Funerals in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, worries that more companies are starting up without much experience of funerals.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

Jackson won three bronze medals and led the Opals to their lone gold in 2006.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2022

The Opals jumped out to a 18-10 lead after one quarter which delighted the pro-Australian crowd of 9,329 fans.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 25, 2022

Opals winked along the nose of Xaro Xhoan Daxos as his head turned to follow the dancers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin