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Example Sentences

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By the time fear sets in, the damage is done.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

“For the first time in years, there is a critical mass of citizens who are done pretending that what they see before their eyes isn’t really there,” Daum wrote on her Substack.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

“Well, it’s not only the individual, it’s what he’s done, it’s the company. It’s what he’s done, he’s putting commercials out. I mean, it’s really, really impressive.”

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The song would only become even more synonymous with the president in 2022, when his hokey dance often done to the classic became so viral that athletes around the world began imitating it.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

But Phineas and his assistant have done this a thousand times—pour the powder, set the fuse, pour the sand, tamp the sand plug, shout a warning, light the fuse, and run like mad.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman