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Example Sentences
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ALEDO, Texas—The vault lies inside a grassy hill, next to the rolling Texas prairie.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
The clouds decided to cluster above and surprise me midtrip, releasing the rain down hard as I finished the journey, weaving as strategically as possible to avoid getting splashed by the cars next to me.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
"Is it a 'machine', or a 'human'?" posited a sign next to the enormous machine.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
Gerber — who during the interview sat next to her co-star Homer Gere — shared that she was “haunted” her whole life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
I was assigned a place on an upper bunk next to a woman whose body was covered with erupting pustules.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
