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Example Sentences
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The people who love me know by now not to text me in the fourth quarter of a close one.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
We know by now that Butler and other ministers argue that their hands are tied without a budget that can allow them to meet all their outstanding pressures.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Nevertheless, the film’s dystopian beats are so familiar, you’ve probably guessed by now that you shouldn’t get too attached to the dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
We all know her by now, of course, as the infamous Jolene, external.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
But he was already way ahead of us, and Marlene was by now no more than a shadowy shape moving through the trees, and then I lost sight of her altogether.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
