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Example Sentences

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A recent study by the Economist showed that 10% of Americans now rank soccer as their favorite sport, making it the third most popular behind football and basketball and narrowly edging out America’s pastime, baseball.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

After SpaceX proposed launching a radar-based system on a much faster timeline, the government in February issued a narrowly tailored request that closely matched SpaceX’s capabilities, according to people familiar with the matter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It narrowly missed what portfolio managers Favuzza spoke with were anticipating, he writes.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

She said Erickson’s black Mercedes narrowly missed her and her boys.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

He pressed his right hand against the tentacle and summoned fire to his palm—a narrowly focused, white-hot burst.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan