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Example Sentences

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He moved here three years ago from Milton Keynes and works at an IT firm near Deansgate.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2026

A century or more ago, Englishmen travelled to South Africa hunting big game.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

"Really this day, 250 years ago, really marked the new modern day of freedom, and it's why America leads the world in so many areas," he told AFP, between laps through downtown DC.

From Barron's • Jul. 4, 2026

Nonie first raised the issue when she and her two younger siblings left Minnesota years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 4, 2026

The last of its dried leaves have long ago fallen, and lie shriveled in the soil beneath it.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam