Example Sentences

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The evacuations were issued in the Poppet Flats region, according to fire officials.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

An evacuation warning has been issued for the following zones: Reason : Vegetation fire - https://t.co/DjXiufozQX Link to affected zones : https://t.co/UTXRWXGnE2 RVC Poppet Flats 1, 2, 3 and 4.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2024

Sure, on the surface, Don Hardy Jr. and Dana Nachman’s “dogumentary” sets out to tell the stories of five Labrador retrievers—Patriot, Potomac, Primrose, Poppet, and Phil—as they’re trained to become Guide Dogs for the Blind.

From Slate • Aug. 30, 2018

Suzie could snatch pigeons out of the air to eat them, while Pippin and Poppet were trained to roll over on command.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2018

Poppet asks once they have reached their car, a marmalade cat crawling onto her lap.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern