be something
Example Sentences
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It may turn out to be something closer to the opposite: a case study in how regulation ends up entrenching the companies it’s meant to restrain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
“I don’t know if people understand what happens to their kids if they don’t have a will. All states have laws for this, and it might now be something you agree with,” Saltarelli said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
"Uniform is supposed to be about making school kind of more accessible, more equal... it should be something positive," she said.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
“Sometimes you need to do things that might be unpopular if it’s going to be something that benefits the greater good. A healthy economy is the tide that raises all ships.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
There had to be something that only he could give, and he was so desperate for the stones.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
