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Example Sentences

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"I was a little girl and I needed my mom."

From BBC • Jun. 17, 2026

Any product worth considering has to be evaluated against one test: whether the benefits it promises will remain affordable in the years they’re actually needed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

I was skeptical that the world needed a fifth installment of the Toy Story franchise, but then I read Dana Stevens’ write-up of a film that “wrestles with an existential threat to the franchise—and triumphs.”

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

Iran said an in-person ceremony was no longer needed.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Clare needed to get home, to be safe inside his cottage.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman