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Example Sentences

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Southern leaders pushed for territorial expansion – and an expansion of slave states – to ensure they maintained political power at the national level, before they broke off altogether, starting the Civil War.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Silicon Valley doesn’t just want to add more artificial intelligence to the moviemaking process—it seems to want some control over what Hollywood says about A.I. altogether.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

As many an ex-evangelical can tell you, direct exposure to what the Bible actually says is often the first step to walking away from Christian fundamentalism altogether.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2026

Generations before aspiring communicators began attending journalism schools, and centuries before some of them skipped formal training altogether and simply declared themselves online influencers, most future news professionals launched their careers as indentured apprentices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

The five men heard a multitude of raps; and questions were answered “not altogether right and not altogether wrong.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock