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Example Sentences

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“My parents saw bobsled on TV, said, ‘Hey, want to try this sport?’”

From The Wall Street Journal

The actor, who made her “Here Lies Love” debut in 2023 with Broadway’s first-ever all-Filipino cast, said that like many Filipino immigrants, her parents never voluntarily spoke about their time under martial law.

From Los Angeles Times

Actor Chris Pine was just 13 when his family’s finances took a turn and his parents lost their home.

From Los Angeles Times

Marti, who works for the community environmental group Resilient Palisades — remotely now — intends to return to be near her parents who are rebuilding their destroyed house.

From Los Angeles Times

"I think the children of our soldiers who've been killed should have a chance to live: they have the right to live in the country their parents died for."

From BBC