Example Sentences

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With a 59-game Olympic winning streak, the United States will play Australia in the semifinals on Friday after the Opals took down Serbia on Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 7, 2024

Funeral director Frances Alcock, who owns Opals Funerals in Hedgerley, Buckinghamshire, worries that more companies are starting up without much experience of funerals.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2023

But she withdrew from playing with the Opals shortly before the Tokyo Games last summer, citing her mental health.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

The third-ranked Opals have been drawn in Group C, with pool matches against France, Serbia, Japan, Mali and Canada in the tournament scheduled for Sept. 22-Oct.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2022

Opals winked along the nose of Xaro Xhoan Daxos as his head turned to follow the dancers.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin