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Example Sentences

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Without a stable point to settle, they drift away instead of forming a conductive bridge.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Richardson described it as "quite a common thing", for people to "make your money in the smoke and grime of Liverpool but you don't want to live there, and instead move out into the country".

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

So, the syndicates switched to online fraud instead, luring young workers from around the world with attractive salary offers.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

It is symbolic of your enterprising younger self, and all of those fancy cars and five-star vacations that you passed up on, perhaps using that money as a down payment on your next property instead.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Now instead of wanting the day to end, I prayed that we would stay where we were until dark.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom