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Example Sentences

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Case numbers have shot up at an unprecedented rate.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

They can also use the “Clean Up” tool and spatial reframing capabilities to fix up pictures even if they were a bit too late to capture the perfect shot.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Local media in Iran that a "hostile drone" was shot down over Tehran by air defences.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Plum didn’t register a shot attempt until early in the third quarter when she hit a mid-range jumper to go ahead 45-43.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

They shot at me like an explosion of many-colored sparks.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff