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Example Sentences
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Then he realized the sea wasn’t a sea at all, but a mass of shadows waiting to break free.
From Literature
And I thought that would be all, but it felt so good saying it, I kept going.
From Literature
“Congress all but surely will not agree to funding before Friday, taking the fight home for the post–Valentine’s Day weeklong recess,” said Kim Wallace, head of the Washington policy risk team at 22V Research, in a note to clients.
From MarketWatch
“They don’t want their money in weapons, so they won’t invest at all. But there are funds that exist that don’t include that,” Wolny said.
From MarketWatch
After winning the toss and opting to field, Madsen's tournament all but ended in the fourth over after an awkward fall while fielding and he returned to the pavilion in obvious pain.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
