Example Sentences

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At 10:30 a.m., the bell rings through the halls of William F. Prisk Elementary School in Long Beach, sending students racing onto the playground, throwing basketballs, doing cartwheels, gliding down slides.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

France’s TotalEnergies is 1.3% lower while Italy’s Eni slides 1.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

He goes round him and slides it in with his left foot into the net.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Hochschild Mining is down 2.8% while Fresnillo slides 1.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

One bad placement and the whole thing slides apart, so I lift slowly and then rest the top rail just so.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz