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Example Sentences

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But it’s the only way to embrace the sweetness that follows, in the places where memory meets reality.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Jess Kerr top-scored for the White Ferns with 20 as only three players made double figures in their eighth-lowest total in T20s.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

In Game 3, San Antonio jumped out to a 15-0 lead, only for Oklahoma City to surge back and outscore them by 30 points the rest of the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Previously, such chelae were known from only three insect groups. This fossil therefore represents the fourth known case of these structures evolving independently in insects," explains Privatdozent Carolin Haug, zoologist at LMU's Faculty of Biology.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The makeshift Jeep road was now the only AI-informed option.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith