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Example Sentences
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Handsome and dynamic, an orator with a flair for memorable rhyme, the Rev. Jesse Jackson was the first Black candidate for president to attract a major following.
From Los Angeles Times
The Lakers won their first game after the break against the Clippers before losing to Boston, Orlando and Phoenix.
From Los Angeles Times
For another worker, known as Gentle Al, the organisation has provided the first job he's ever had.
From BBC
Locating the Brit Awards in Manchester marked a significant move away from London for the first time in the ceremony's 49-year history.
From BBC
But German defense stocks—dominated by the tank maker Rheinmetall—more than tripled in the first nine months of last year, before easing a little.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
