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Example Sentences
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It resonates more with the progress bar instead of the buffering icon.
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
“The bar for us in a quality equity strategy is to not take fliers on entrepreneurs in a garage on Sand Hill Road,” Hanson said, referring to Silicon Valley’s so-called Wall Street of the West.
From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026
Beatrice McCosh, director of the awards, said the competition aimed to set the bar for "rock solid British standard marmalade, the type which has been eaten for centuries from Elizabeth I to James Bond".
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
This was an 11-hour daytime flight and the unofficial upgrade bar for many frequent fliers is $100 per hour.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
Late that night, in a Washington, D.C., bar, two American reporters talked about the possibility of being sent to cover a potential American invasion of Cuba.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
