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Example Sentences

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Not everything needs to be kitsch, dumbed down, or turned into a competitive status symbol, lest anyone take that as another excuse to care even less about the wrong things.

From Salon

We ought to be careful about ridding ourselves of all boredom, lest we lose our creativity in the process.

From The Wall Street Journal

This is one sequel you can’t afford to miss in theaters, lest you incur Miranda Priestly’s infamous wrath.

From Salon

Others avoided mentioning any desire for bodily change, lest the conversation circle back to mindset rather than concrete goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

For much of mankind’s history, mere day-to-day survival has been the real priority — and, lest we forget, it still is for a good part of the planet’s population.

From MarketWatch