Example Sentences

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Birthdays have an uncanny ability to turn us into the worst versions of ourselves.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 28, 2025

Birthdays ever since have been "bittersweet," he said in an interview last year.

From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023

These conversations are woven between the rituals of regular life‌: Birthdays and weddings are celebrated, Sherenté attends protests and is accepted into their top choice college, Brown University.

From New York Times • Nov. 10, 2022

When she couldn’t find any charities in the Portland area that specifically helped with birthday parties for homeless children, she expanded her search area and found Light the Way Birthdays in Dallas.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2021

“How come she gets to be upset? She wasn’t there for Khalil. You know how many times he cried about her? Birthdays, Christmas, all that. Why does she get to cry now?”

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas