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Example Sentences

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"Igloos are very good in the wind. They are good all the time except in the summer, when they melt and fall on your head. If we stay here another day and night we will build a porch for ourselves, a very good place to cook in."

From Literature

The deadline for plaintiffs on the settlement might fall on either side of the Supreme Court ruling, Berenberg’s Bray says.

From The Wall Street Journal

In 2023, at age 86, Holtz questioned the toughness of coach Ryan Day’s Ohio State football team—a statement that didn’t fall on deaf ears.

From The Wall Street Journal

I feel hers fall on to my arms.

From Literature

And her confusion and fear is also reflected in the world’s stock markets: U.S. markets are up Wednesday after a dramatic fall on Tuesday.

From MarketWatch