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Example Sentences

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“What happened was my son, Kal, he sat me down and said, ‘Watch this show “Breaking Bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

Speaking at Creg y Cowin, he said the island sat in a unique position within a band of rainforest-friendly conditions stretching along the coasts of Britain and Ireland.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

Chow, a lawyer who is representing herself, smiled at supporters who waved enthusiastically from the public gallery as the hearing began, while Lee sat quietly in the dock taking notes with a ballpoint pen.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Four larger cylinders sat on a rotating carousel, while four smaller masses were suspended inside on a copper-beryllium ribbon about as thick as a human hair.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

And so while the rest of us played tag or bowl-the-hoop or had skate races down frozen canals in winter, Betsie sat and did dull grown-up things like embroidery.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom