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Example Sentences

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An impending heatwave has threatened to stow away — or rather, further preserve — countless tins of anchovies.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

"The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skillful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

A pitcher caught a line drive — or rather, the ball caught him — with his jersey.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 23, 2026

Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at Forex.com, said: "The fundamental issue remains trust — or rather, the lack of it — between two long-standing adversaries who still appear some distance from common ground."

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

During the ride back north, I thought about the colonels letter, or rather, about my own pleasure in these trivial alterations.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan