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Example Sentences

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Their upbringings may have been vastly different but the net result is not: they’re winners, as good as it gets at this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The European Union is now a net exporter of petrol, mainly to the United States and Africa, but an importer of diesel.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

The 25-year-old converted from the penalty spot to set City on their way against Liverpool, before heading his second from Antoine Semenyo's cross and stroking into an open net to complete the hat-trick.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

“This is not unusual and, overall, central banks have been and will continue to be net buyers of gold.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026

Now he aimed carefully and sent the ball whooshing through the net.

From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix