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Example Sentences
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From there, the abstraction moved onto the plate.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Revelers lock arms and sing together, climbing onto benches to dance as entire sections of a tent seem to move as one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
Price rises were "showing no signs of slowing, heaping more misery onto motorists," the group said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
During the Fort Tejon earthquake of 1857, the rupture stopped at Cajon Pass and did not continue onto the San Jacinto Fault.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026
Clare pulled a small bag from his cloak pocket, and Nine rose onto his hind legs, beady eyes gleaming greedily.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
