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Example Sentences

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It is etched into the national psyche of Israel, along with a vow that the Jewish people will never again be left with no option but defeat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

She said border officials rejected these ideas, but signaled tentative support for watering holes for bighorn, small wildlife passages in the wall and floodgates to be left open during storms.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

“Nobody wants to be left behind on a big move.”

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

If expectations for those companies have moved too far, or if leadership shifts quickly, investors in slower-moving momentum strategies could be left exposed, he said.

From MarketWatch • May 30, 2026

His only apparent ambition, like Dave’s, was to be left alone; though, as Buck was afterward to learn, each of them possessed one other and even more vital ambition.

From "The Call of the Wild" by Jack London