Example Sentences

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The Blocks aren’t as well-known as the Grahams, who once owned the Washington Post, or the Chandlers, past owners of the Los Angeles Times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The next generation of Chandlers and Didions will loathe this time of year.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2024

The Chandlers assured the book community that Amazon’s control over Goodreads would remain minimal.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2023

The Knightwood home in Chandlers Ford, Hampshire, has so far avoided any cases of Covid-19 but says residents have found the lack of contact with family and friends tough.

From BBC • Jul. 13, 2021

Soldan and Pinto claim to have ascended the Javarí, in a steamer, about one thousand miles, and it is said Chandlers went up the Purus one thousand eight hundred miles.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James