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Example Sentences

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That is not a small ask for a club in the midst of a relegation battle.

From BBC

Paired with higher inflation leading to bank employees asking for higher pay, banks’ earnings might take a headline hit, according to the fund manager.

From The Wall Street Journal

“Either one. Doesn’t really matter,” Thorrington said when asked for the secret to his success.

From Los Angeles Times

"I must have sent seven or eight letters. And they kept asking for the same details over and over again."

From BBC

Janet considered not even telling Sharon the Star when she got pregnant, but she had no one else to ask for advice, and to her shock, her mother finally came through.

From Literature