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Example Sentences
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Arnaz: I don’t even think it would have affected you quite that way if Amy hadn’t created such a beautiful piece up to that moment, so that you cared so deeply about these people individually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2022
Owners of the model village decided to put the piece up for sale, replacing it with a replica, over fears the original could be stolen.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2022
White manages to generate some weak chances with his a-pawn, but Carlsen is really good when he’s a full piece up.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2021
Then, while violins ascend to high, softly tender lines, in lower registers other strings begin stirring, as if to get this piece up and running.
From New York Times ● Oct. 17, 2021
“It’s at the Monroe Farm, a piece up Hauverville Road toward Rensselaerville.”
From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George
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