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Example Sentences
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Strickland insisted on a toxicology report to go along with the autopsy, he told Boyd, “just to cover you.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
Maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll be treated to their scorching cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
“If anything, we need additional funding to cover rising costs, not fewer, to maintain our current momentum,” the agency said Friday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
A separate wind warning, which covers southern Scotland, has been issued to cover from 17:00 Saturday to 07:00 Sunday.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The parka cover was still in one piece, but it no longer looked like a summery dress.
From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.