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Example Sentences

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Hoppock said Estelle was detained on a layover, as she traveled home from visiting her ailing father in France.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

On Monday, Sir Keir will attempt to reboot his ailing premiership with a speech which will set out "with clarity" his values and convictions.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Volkswagen's future is at risk without further cost-cuts, the ailing German auto giant warned Thursday after profits plunged more than feared as headwinds mount.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

In 2009, after petitioning the court to have her ailing father placed under a conservatorship, Catherine was permitted to visit Peter Falk, who was suffering from dementia.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

“Dr. Woodhull being sick, ailing and incapable of self-support, I felt it my duty to myself and to human nature that he should be cared for,” she said.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling