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Example Sentences

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Many of these artifacts are over 4,000 years old and written in long-lost languages.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

Shreya, a college student in Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra, told me her friend group mainly uses voice notes "because we use a lot of languages".

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

In multi-lingual cultures such as India, voice messaging is an easier way to mix languages.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

Through the many speeches and Masses delivered in multiple languages during his trip – which took him to Algeria, Cameroon, Angola and Equatorial Guinea—Leo made passionate appeals against violence, authoritarianism and social injustice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

There were men and women, children and elderly, of all colors and ethnicities, whispering in a dozen languages stories of heartache and spite, a perfect ghostly mirror to the living of the city.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland