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Example Sentences

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“Space,” he writes, “remains an open canvas of possibilities: not merely a source of wonder and strategic importance, but also a reflection of who we are, and perhaps what we may become.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

“Sinners” is a meditation on how the past’s crimes and terrors bleed into the present, rendered by a Black artist using a popular genre, horror, as half of his canvas.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

Because there’s almost nothing in Doyle’s stories about Holmes’ early or private life, the pastiche-maker has a virtually blank canvas to work upon.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

Bare-knuckle boxer Liam Rees is aware of the dangers when he steps onto the canvas.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Then they rigged a sea anchor, a canvas cone dragged through the water to keep the boat turned into the storm.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong