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Example Sentences
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In a cover letter from the American teacher, dated three days after the disaster, she wrote: "Please convey to your children's parents our heartfelt feelings of compassion."
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
An emergency alert broadcast in English warned people to take cover away from the windows.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 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
“Well. I needed to cover the ugly wallpaper with something.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.