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Example Sentences

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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

The other reason was we were hammers and so we saw everything as a nail.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Their numbers are hard to nail down, but in the first half of 2025, nearly 4 in 10 new vehicle registrations were hybrid and EV variants.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Commercial nail polishes were used to test additives for formula compatibility and electrical performance.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

It smelled like hot hair, nail polish remover, and a soft perfume, which Bridget had sprayed on at least eight out of twenty pulse points.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen