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Example Sentences

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O'Neill knows a player when he sees one but in his second and then third coming at Celtic last season he never gave the impression of a man who is out there sourcing these guys.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

When San Antonio’s big man Victor Wembanyama pointed to his temple after goading a Knick into a cheap foul, the taunt was clear: I’m in your head, buddy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The jeers were loud, sustained and unambiguous — the sound of a city that overwhelmingly voted against this man, telling him exactly what it thought of him.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

The man is rhapsodically shameless—oafishly charismatic, memorably strange-looking—a cynic at heart, and a carny in spirit.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

In this wild scene, would anyone notice an ordinary-looking young man with a bad scar on his forehead holding an iron rod?

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman