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Example Sentences

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She chops old vanilla beans, mixes them with epsom salts, adds a splash of vanilla extract, and has bath salts that are wildly aromatic, calming, and good for all that might ail you.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2022

The sooner the discourse moves from economics to baseball the better because only then will the issues that truly ail the sport be addressed.

From Washington Post • Dec. 2, 2021

Removing the manager is not the solution to all that has ailed and looks like it will ail the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown doesn’t shy away from big solutions to the problems that ail California.

From Washington Times • Aug. 3, 2016

“Now grant protection to Terabithia, to ail its people, and to us its rulers.”

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson