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Example Sentences
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"I've had a few teams, I've had some very good years and some tougher years, but when this opportunity came up, I jumped at it. I wanted to nail down that shirt."
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026
If one had to nail down the central theme of “The Audacity,” aside from pure human foible, it would be the perils posed to privacy by the profitability of data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 9, 2026
When Rupert’s children watched its too-close-for-comfort version of the chaos following Logan Roy’s sudden death, they leapt to nail down their family’s succession plan before it was too late.
From Salon ● Mar. 14, 2026
The death toll in Iran has been difficult to nail down, but Iran’s ambassador to the U.N. on Friday put the number at more than 1,300.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2026
The next few requirements were not going to be as easy to nail down.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
