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Example Sentences

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Now that they will be leaving the Winter Olympics with team gold for the first time ever, it could be the start of a gold rush.

From The Wall Street Journal

With the first figure skating medal of the Milan-Cortina Games on the line, every skater fought for every fraction of a point.

From Los Angeles Times

For the first time, an exhibition halftime matchup will spotlight senior dogs, pitting Team Oldies against Team Goldies in a showcase that highlights the joys of adopting older animals, who are often overlooked in shelters.

From Salon

She had visited twice before, and after seeing the first waterfall on the trail, went on to a path which she quickly realised was narrow and badly eroded.

From BBC

In the short programme he made two early errors, failing to land the triple toe loop in his first technical element.

From BBC