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Example Sentences

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But much of his focus now is on his new mandate from Zuckerberg to get the company’s workers to use AI in more of their work and, when possible, hand tasks over to it entirely.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Usually, I whisk whatever sweetener I have on hand directly into the custard: honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, white sugar, sometimes a combination.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

For Monroe, though, the effort was always public and always suspect — the culture was attuned to see any book in her hand as a prop.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

No, the analogy can’t take us that far; there are no ingredients here, just a calculation you could, in principle, do by hand.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Mom holds up a hand, and Maggie braces herself for a lecture.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith