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Example Sentences

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On paper, “The Sheep Detectives” and “Blue Heron” don’t seem like they’d share enough to warrant comparison, let alone a double feature.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

Now, said Turbé, staffers’ time can be spent “doing the baking rather than staring at the paper trying to figure out what they’re supposed to be doing.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

The question of how Iran would do so would be discussed in a "later round of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program", the paper said.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

I think it’s safe to say that a math formula written on a sheet of paper is not a conscious entity—just as a croissant recipe is not an edible pastry.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

Slamming it closed, I toss it on my nightstand, which knocks off the folder of Pops’s puzzles, which of course lands on its end, dumping the loose paper every which way.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam