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Example Sentences

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The boy was found on Monday after neighbours in the town of Hagenbach, Alsace, heard "sounds of a child" coming from the van, which was parked in the common area of a block of flats.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Prudence is in short supply, and it is this very scarce resource that requires us “to block the roads to hell before building the stairways to heaven.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

A goal of the legislation is to block these cases from going forward and prevent new ones from being filed.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

The beloved burger chain, whose long lines often wrap around the block, has stood out against fast food competitors in its resistance to automated ordering.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

All day long the horse-drawn trolley clopped and clanged past our house to stop at the Grote Markt, the central town square half a block away.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom