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Example Sentences
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But even a lesser punishment could amount to a death sentence for the 78-year-old Mr. Lai, whose health is deteriorating after years in solitary confinement in a cell with the window blocked.
Lots of the printed sentences are slashed through with red.
From Literature
We’re taught how to teach the students to write both print and cursive letters, how to sound out words from syllables, and how to create sentences by joining together verbs and nouns.
From Literature
Which is a weird sentence — get to make it out — because so many people want to be here and come here all the time.
From Los Angeles Times
Littlejohn pleaded guilty to a federal crime and is currently in prison, but is appealing his sentence.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
