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Example Sentences
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Fleming, the former New Zealand captain, did not taste victory in any of the 14 Tests he played against Australia.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
“But I was proud of how our guys played for 59 minutes and 59 seconds.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 20, 2026
Above all, there is Cushla’s mother, Gina, played by Gillian Anderson, in a downward spiral since the death of her husband, some two years earlier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026
Amaris Hayes, a 31-year-old Florida-based creator, posted a video comparing Ossoff to Fitzgerald Grant, the fictional president played by Tony Goldwyn in the Shonda Rhimes-created political drama “Scandal.”
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
And every year Clare played the part of the helpless victim, cowering in his cottage.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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