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Example Sentences
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This serves as your lede — the first few sentences.
From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026
There is also a focus on reducing the use of custodial sentences in favour of community sentences.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
You should still be able to speak in short sentences, but you should not be able to sing or carry on a continuous conversation comfortably.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
He shows his work in sentences, as if he were solving a mental equation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
The authorities insisted that once Hale and his conspirators were given life sentences, they’d found the guilty parties.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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