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Example Sentences

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At 2:10 a.m., eight hours after the shooting, Jones filed a report concluding that Spivey’s homicide appeared a clear case of self-defense.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

He spent the first eight years of his career with the Phoenix Suns, where he teamed with D’Antoni.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

His yellow card for a deliberate knock-on with eight minutes to play effectively ended the contest, although Crowley collected his own chip to score a creative consolation and reduce Exeter's margin of victory.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

The team demonstrated the versatility of this approach by successfully producing MXenes from eight different MAX phases.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

I know Babs is usually at Birdie’s no later than seven-thirty for an eight o’clock opening, when they do tea-and-pastry takeaway.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy