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Example Sentences

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The hedges reach up and touch above your head.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Controllers monitor and direct aircraft to avoid collisions and other issues at, above and around airports.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

He didn’t see much of the art, but the searchlights around the perimeter of the venue — which came together in a single point above the festival — made an impression on him.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

Egypt, the region’s most populous country, is grappling with inflation above 28% and a currency that has lost nearly 90% of its value over the past decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Mist floated in the hollows between the mounds, where the pale, ghostly skeletons of hemlock reared above his head, and the purple stalks of dying willowherb released their eerily drifting down.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver