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Example Sentences

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Over the past year, I calculate I’ve saved about $453 on gasoline, having put about 11,000 miles on the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

It’s a two-bedroom, two-bathroom condo, and I can put about $55,000 down.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

After that first winter in 2009, when he shot two deer and put about 150 pounds of meat in the freezer, a buddy invited him to an archery tournament.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2024

Official figures show that in 2023 the country's households put about 138 trillion yuan in the bank, an almost 14% increase from a year earlier.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2024

We put about ten yards between us and the fog when Finnick stops.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins