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Example Sentences
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Acme forever, but, just like Wile E. Coyote himself, the film kept bouncing back.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Watson kept alive her hopes of a first US Open singles main-draw appearance in five years by overcoming Spain's Angela Fita Boluda in a rollercoaster encounter lasting nearly three hours.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Literacy was a critical focus for Parton, who has said she set up the Imagination Library because of her own father's inability to read, which "probably kept him from seeing all his dreams come true."
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
During this time, the Fed kept short-term rates at zero, bought bonds to bring down long-term rates and signaled clearly to markets that these arrangements were for an extended period.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
We kept the shop open, not because anyone was interested in watches, but because people wanted to see Father.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
