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Example Sentences
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Japan is placing a big bet on U.S. housing.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026
By placing thin metal layers on both sides of the polymer, the researchers created structures known as Fabry-Pérot resonators, which select specific wavelengths of light.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
In some cities, Jews say they are covering their Kippahs, or head coverings, in public or placing their mezuzas, which are usually affixed outside doorjambs, on the inside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
"All he did was tear away that fragile veil in advance, placing the reality outside the room plainly on the table," one Xiaohongshu post read after his death.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
I mean literally throwing, not carefully placing, the way she usually did.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
