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Example Sentences

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All that weekend, I can’t shake the look of disappointment on Paul’s face, can’t stop feeling like I’d broken the invisible contract between us.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Barta said Murphy has also broken with the party on other issues.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2026

His videos are bite-sized and have the professional look of being made in a podcast studio, and the other posts have simple graphics and text broken up for easily digestible carousels.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Dan claimed he had not broken the law while donating in the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

“The Jewish theater in Amsterdam was broken into last night. Forty Jews were rescued. One of them—a young woman—was most insistent that Nollie know: ‘Annaliese is free.’”

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom