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Example Sentences

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She said her son was now at a top university paying the same fees as the small franchised operator where she had been learning.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Her performance fairly bursts with heart, and in ways large and small Lubitsch makes sure she’s the character we’re rooting for most.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

There might be a small touch of some discomfort or dissonance or awkwardness or absurdity or something.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

There are now more than 80 university retirement communities on, or near, campuses at schools ranging from mammoth Arizona State to small Goucher College in Baltimore — often with years-long waiting lists.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

A window over his head opened and a small shower of clothes rained down on him—pajamas, shirts, underwear.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom