people

Example Sentences

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Most people imagine our early primate ancestors swinging through lush tropical forests.

From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026

This is a show that pits real people against each other by requiring them to build friendships and trust while empowering a few to sow doubt and dissent by lying through their teeth.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

Twenty-eight people remain in hospital - nine of them in a critical condition - after a train crash near Bedford, police have said.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

The company is also expanding its business of monitoring people who aren’t in detention for ICE using ankle bracelets and other methods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 20, 2026

At the time of Joey’s diagnosis, people with leprosy are taken from their families and forced into isolation.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly