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Example Sentences

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“I just don’t feel completely at home in my own house, as long as he’s under there,” Johnson said.

From Los Angeles Times

A self-proclaimed republic, Somaliland enjoys a strategic position on the Gulf of Aden, has its own money, passports and army.

From Barron's

Newcastle sensed their opportunity as they penned the home side inside their own half for practically the entire second half without reward.

From Barron's

Because its big potential customers—the large cloud companies—have their own inference chips, the future seemed bleak.

From Barron's

The conversations around the table in my own childhood are seared in my memory—they prompted an interest in government that turned into my vocation.

From The Wall Street Journal