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Example Sentences
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A vast majority of California voters cast ballots by mail, including nearly 90% in last year’s special election on Proposition 50, the state’s mid-decade redistricting measure.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
To get action shots, the refrigerator is hooked up to water and electricity, said Long, who has worked as a professional photographer for nearly two decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
The Hansard record of parliamentary proceedings suggests it has been used nearly 3,000 times in the Commons and Lords since 2006.
From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026
The blow came after the right-hander threw a four-seam fastball that nearly missed Trout’s face.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026
Because he wasn’t hooked to anything, whenever there was some unevenness in the trail he would lunge ahead and trip and nearly fall.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
