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Example Sentences
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After a difficult first three months, the spring brought hits like “A Minecraft Movie” and “Sinners” before the summer ended mostly flat.
From Los Angeles Times
Only a small number of artefacts were found at the site, suggesting valuables were removed before burial.
From BBC
Abby Mathews, 30, had owned a Whoop for a while before giving the device to her mother, brother and two cousins last Christmas.
It’s shortly before Christmas, and the 21-year-old is taking a young customer from Houston on a guided birthday shopping spree.
Their goal is to detect warning signs early, before a sudden landslide could trigger a destructive tsunami.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.