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Example Sentences
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But England were 11 points adrift with just 26 minutes left, when Matt Fagerson's charge down of Ford's somewhat telegraphed drop-goal attempt paved the way for Scotland centre Huw Jones' second try of the match.
From Barron's
After that announcement, mortgage rates ticked down slightly.
He briefly was going to coach at Gardena Serra, then stepped down for health reasons.
From Los Angeles Times
This was a major own-goal, to be sure, but one could say that Starmer lay down with a dog and got up with fleas.
From Salon
"She will live out the rest of her life down there at Dalscone, probably being better looked after than I will be," he said.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
