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Example Sentences

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“Cities may not like it, but the state mandates make sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

My Simon, and he felt like mine, was gone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It’s more like the language of Robert A. Heinlein, who wrote science fiction.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“So you see people like wearing a T-shirt, but it’s not your average T-shirt — more about the quality of the fabric than the designer name on it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Phineas is like a small child who says he is running away from home after lunch and then comes up with a new idea over his sandwich.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman