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Example Sentences
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When the raids began, I called a gardener I had written about years ago after he was shot in the chest during a robbery attempt.
From Los Angeles Times
The organisers have attempted to balance the duel, which will be played best of three sets, by tweaking some rules.
From Barron's
Nevertheless, the waste got to him last year, and he logged on to a UnitedHealth website and attempted to pause the refills.
West Africa has been shaken by coups and the breakaway of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger from Ecowas, as well as this month's attempted putsch in Benin.
From BBC
The pieces designed by Hartnell, often with a fitted waist and full skirt, "accentuated her femininity, rather than attempting to mask or hide it", she adds.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
