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Example Sentences
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During my first watch, I thought this would be a run-of-the-mill, substandard thriller: Establish the characters, ramp up the obsession, throw a little violence in.
From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026
So I think it’s fudging a little if you pick up all the time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
We got a little help from the web team at Slate, including our VP of technology, Greg Lavallee, and we made a game.
From Slate • Apr. 5, 2026
"We can enjoy our small town life," she said, "for at least a little while longer, we hope."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
Each time we wandered a little farther down the country lanes that wound in every direction away from the village, the dirt beneath our feet so different from the brick streets of Haarlem.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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