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Example Sentences
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It’s not exactly the kind of metaphor you want to hang an entire film on, lest its relative simplicity give way under the heft of a feature film’s many parts.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
Teams are always circumspect about doing anything too exotic during the preseason, lest they give regular-season opponents something to study.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Others note that payments involve all sorts of security and encryption issues, lest someone’s financial information become exposed on an AI platform.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 25, 2026
Speak out for them now, lest there be no one left to speak for you.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 7, 2026
“After Mama died, my daddy left us for a while,” I said, mindful not to tell her too much, lest she go and use it against me sometime.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
