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Example Sentences

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A seemingly endless string of corporate mergers, over time, starved the Chrysler name of resources and different models to sell.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The girls’ mother has been battling Stage 4 brain cancer and is in hospice with only a short time left to live.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Some people may have gaps in their national insurance record if, for example, they have lived abroad or taken time off to care for children.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

It was the biggest embarrassment of all time that caused the uproar that it did.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

She turned toward him fully, and Chitto’s stomach did a funny flip—like it did every time their eyes met since that night.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith