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Example Sentences

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She was precise and firm but careful — as she pressed on the outside corner of my eye, I felt tension draining down the side of my cheek and neck.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

And the rules governing qualified immunity paint plaintiffs like Gonzalez into a corner.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The war has affected every corner of the world’s polyethylene industry.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

When the final whistle sounded following a final corner kick from the desperate Galaxy, some in the crowd of 22,447 booed.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 5, 2026

We carted it away in barrowloads to a pile in the corner of the garden.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo