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Example Sentences

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Last week, lawyers for Pride in London returned to court alleging that company property had still not been returned after seven months, and that Joell-Deshields had failed to file a defence in the case.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026

“This place is a godsend,” said Crystal Nerone, who has made several information gathering trips there before she and her husband, Michael, file an application to rebuild their house on Laurel Drive.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Additionally, someone else’s phone number was listed on my file.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

An internal-use file mistakenly included in a software update pointed to an archive containing nearly 2,000 files and 500,000 lines of code, which were quickly copied to developer platform GitHub.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

And even though Etta had residents to check on and reports to file and emails from corporate to ignore, she took a walk to room 206 and knocked on my door before entering.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman