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Example Sentences

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Nor is he the only one who is optimistic.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In this case, each carbon ring shifted from bonding through all five carbon atoms to bonding through only one carbon atom.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Justifying separation from Britain, Mr. Auslin shows, was only one part of a sequence of measures designed to make the American case to what Jefferson called “a candid world.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

This means there are two separate reasons race and politics cannot be disentangled, only one of which depends on history.

From Slate • May 22, 2026

And I was the only one who knew about it.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff