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Example Sentences

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Pink poodles with long black eyelashes danced in a can-can line, a quartet of googly-eyed cacti bobbed along to the music and a trio of small white dogs galloped on the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

Victor Glover became the first black astronaut to reach deep space; Christina Koch the first woman; Jeremy Hansen the first Canadian.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The largest holder of bitcoin, briefly, was back in the black for the first time since January.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, accompanied by a DHS video team, was on site that day wearing a baseball cap and a black ballistic vest.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

“You’re right,” Clare said, standing, black paws curled into fists at his sides.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman