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Example Sentences

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Jones said it belonged to one of the shooters, who needed it back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Quins desperately needed to respond and they finally did so in the 48th minute when Cunningham-South powered his way over the line.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“There’s tactical things. There’s leadership things. There’s how we structured our practices, things that we needed to address. So I just hope that every year, we do that.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

As if you needed weather nerds to tell you that.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

She had no idea which fungi needed more shade and less water, no clue how to read a book or brew a cup of tree sap tea.

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