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Example Sentences

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Schumer said on the Senate floor before the vote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Noem has faced questioning before Congress about the alleged relationship, and attacked the reports as “tabloid garbage,” though she stopped short of explicitly denying the allegations while under oath.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

According to Wyoming Statute Section 6-2-602, people who are lawfully present do not have to try to retreat before using force to protect themselves from imminent death or serious bodily harm.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

We have committed - a number of times and in a number of ways, including in writing before this most recent industrial action - to these proposals being voluntary.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

They gently lift him into the back of the cart so he can sit up with his legs out before him on the floor.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman