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Example Sentences
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Those notes had been sent up their chain of command at the Pentagon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
Political cartoonists have bravely sent up the powers-that-be for centuries.
From Salon ● Jan. 1, 2026
A second partial collapse of the tower about one and a half hours later sent up further billowing clouds of dust.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2025
An industrial accident at a cement plant sent up a dust cloud over Yreka on Tuesday morning, prompting Siskiyou County officials to temporarily ask residents to stay indoors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2025
Perhaps I would get a job here and after a few years would be sent up and down the streets with millions strapped to my arms, a trusted messenger.
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
