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Example Sentences

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During a late April afternoon at McDonald’s headquarters in Chicago, the company invited a few dozen social-media influencers for a sneak peek at its new beverage lineup rolling out this spring and summer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

She was buying plastic hair clips and silver trinkets by the dozen.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Satellite images show that runways and aircraft have been hit at more than a dozen locations, which experts say has helped to give the US complete control over Iranian airspace.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Qanat Consulting Services in Andhra Pradesh, an Objectways subcontractor, supplies about a dozen larger data firms with recordings.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

It’s what I had thought a dozen times myself, that I was lucky he was championing my work and my learning, that without Luc I could not have succeeded here.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse