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Example Sentences

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The 31-year-old Mr. Carlsen, whose “seemingly miraculous abilities elicited the sort of fandom usually reserved for rock stars and professional athletes,” is heavily favored.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Yet the spread of work-from-home abilities has been a win for people with disabilities, workers with young families or people with long commutes, said Bloom.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Despite her 10 novels, a Women's Prize for Fiction for Hamnet and the film awards, O'Farrell can still "absolutely" lose confidence in her own abilities.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

With stories focused on surviving rowdy family, moments of loneliness, struggles with faith, and navigating our deepest human relationships, Johnson’s abilities as a pensive storyteller are conducted masterfully.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

But the comfort-loving Descartes wasn’t a fighting soldier; he found his military niche as an engineer, using his mathematical skills rather than his less-developed physical abilities.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin