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Example Sentences
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Its founder Vaughan Smith, who was also in the Army, said: "He was one of the characters – those people who stand out because everybody adores them and they make you feel better."
From BBC
“Surely it was obvious that I couldn’t stand the little creep,” Yasmin tells Henry.
From Salon
Further down the leafy street, rows of apartment blocks stood with their windows shattered.
From Barron's
Manchester City, which has won six of the past eight championships, now sits five points back in the standings with a game in hand.
With the pressure of 50,597 clad in blue packed into the stands at Eden Gardens, and the weight of a nation on their shoulders, Samson played a stellar hand.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
