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Example Sentences

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The two families with a long history of antagonism between them are vaguely costumed as either dark forces of oppression or their victims.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Often these projects are approved with little to no input from community members, either because they flew under the radar or because companies bulldozed their way into building them anyway.

From Salon • Jun. 12, 2026

He never did get to sit down to that lunch and now there will be no more international runs, either.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

If he claimed that you never lose money, he’s probably talking about either fixed-rate annuities or fixed-indexed annuities, which are often marketed with this kind of “you can’t go wrong” sales pitch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

I can tell she wants to say something else here, either a reproach or a further suggestion about something I’ve missed, but whatever it is, she bites it back.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse