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Example Sentences

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"In the face of huge linguistic diversity, it is intriguing to find that languages don't evolve at random," says Verkerk.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

Pulling away from those possibilities to fight each other was random, but the more I thought about it, the more it made sense.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

But often, they’re sources like Tripadvisor, Amazon reviews, or even random posts on niche subreddits.

From Slate • Mar. 28, 2026

He and his team selected 50 stocks at random from the 500 largest companies by market capitalization each month since 1999, assigning them equal starting weights.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

Back and forth across the road she darted in a random zigzag.

From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate