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Example Sentences

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He had returned home from the airport less than an hour earlier.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Then, less than a week later, as Jessica was in her bedroom, being comforted by her maternal grandmother, Linda Gandy, her father appeared.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

A 6% annual return is another $7,900 lost in potential returns, but you may wish to worry less about that in your 70s.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But public market investments aren’t necessarily less vulnerable to market gyrations or fraud than private companies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I noticed again something I had often noticed before, that when Karli was at his happiest, he limped much less.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo