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Example Sentences

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And I think I was – and I still am – scared of time on my own.

From BBC

The statement did not address Pyongyang's own nuclear programme, which includes an atomic test first carried out in 2006 in violation of UN resolutions.

From Barron's

“You want to go to San Juan,” an air-traffic controller told the JetBlue flight crew, “it’s going to be at your own risk.”

From The Wall Street Journal

"Every police service had their own, as did ambulance services, so they couldn't communicate with one another."

From BBC

This started to change in the 1980s, when more people owned their homes and retailers like Woolworths and BHS started selling a wider choice of decorations, Lucy says.

From BBC