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Example Sentences

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A few days ago, he was jolted awake by a loud bang around 5:40 a.m., he said, adding that a nearby ship had thick smoke billowing from it.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Value stocks began their ascendance months ago, with investors growing skeptical about the billions of dollars being funneled into AI technology and the threat that its tools pose to software companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

"Up until five or six years ago, there wasn't anything 3D," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Fiorello, winless in eight starts since winning his debut 11 months ago, edged Thirsty Rebel to win the first of two $125,000 stakes for Cal-breds, the Eddie Echo.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

‘About a moon ago it came,’ Renn went on quietly.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver