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Example Sentences

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At the same time, I would remind the victorious populists to look up in the sky and remember their Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The spoken introduction to “As You Lie There”—“I used to walk past your house / Every night I’d look up at your window”—is pure Shangri-Las.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Hanks said the cast related to the storyline because they had all "met that disinterest" of young people who "look down at their phone, look up, look down, look up".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“There has never before been an uncomplicated way for anyone to look up years’ worth of violations by address,” Mejia said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

I don’t want to look up, for fear of catching Kumu Maka’s eye.

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila