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Example Sentences
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And somewhere around kielbasa number two or three, I noticed that the same two ingredients kept turning up beside it: peppers and onions.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
“I kept thinking, what if it climbed even higher after I cashed out?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Freeman and Heyward kept in touch and celebrated each other’s successes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
Ever since that Ontario park, Marineland, shuttered in 2024, there has been a scramble to find homes for 30 beluga whales who were once kept there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
The exact kind he kept in a bucket at home for kindling.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
