Example Sentences

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After my role in “August: Osage County” in 2013, I seemed to be taken more seriously.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

The most recent of her three Bafta nominations was 12 years ago, for August: Osage County.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

“They have more soul,” Berkofsky said of his patterned carbon-steel knives, which feature elegant handles he has sculpted in rare wood such as charred Osage orange, black ash burl and live edge double-dyed maple.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025

Partners from the Osage Nation provide essential feedback, evaluating the pros and cons of the equipment used in the field and the accuracy of the information generated.

From Science Daily • Dec. 4, 2024

They didn’t know much about Lawson, other than that he was from Osage County and that he had had several brushes with the law.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann