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Example Sentences
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Fure said Kingston Cemetery, which "should be a place of natural peace, dignity, and reflection", was now home to cellophane wrappers, plastic plant pots, broken ornaments, artificial flowers, windmills and litter.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Putting up all those new data centers requires plenty of what builders call aggregate, and what the rest of us call rocks that have been broken into smaller rocks.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
By posing for the magazine spread, the bankers had broken the golden rule of finance fashion: Never dress above your station—and certainly never better than the boss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“That foundation was broken on Monday, and despite our attempts to engage with Scott Pelley and to find a way back, unfortunately we weren’t able to do so, and so we had to part ways.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
It was very deliberate, a youngster meeting another youngster, and I was afraid to breathe lest the moment be broken.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
