Example Sentences

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"We need to reform," Norway's ambassador to the WTO Petter Olberg told AFP in a recent interview.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

"I don't have many friends who are friends with their exes, actually," says Olivia Petter, author of dating handbook Millenial Love.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Bodø/Glimt took a 3-0 lead on two first-half goals by Kasper Høgh and one in the 58th minute by Jens Petter Hauge.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Guardiola's side were blown away by Kasper Hogh's first half brace and a second half strike from Jens Petter Hauge at the ecstatic Aspmyra Stadion.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

After nearly getting killed by a falling rock low on the Southwest Face, Petter Neby, the solo Norwegian climber, was already gone: he’d quietly left Base Camp one morning and returned to Scandinavia.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer