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Example Sentences

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For months, friends had noted how enthusiastically he had been speaking about coaching, but no longer training with the intensity of somebody who thought they still had a playing future.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Trump: “You know, if somebody said, ‘What would be your theory or what would you do in terms of Libya,’ I’d do one thing,” Trump said.

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

“You want somebody who knows how to do IRS representation,” said Tom Gorczynski, a tax expert and educator.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, said local federal judges may believe it would be “more disruptive to try and put somebody in when the administration will just fire them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

But there’s something inside you, or somebody outside you who’s standing there with her hands on her hips saying, “It’s time to make things right around here,” and there’s no getting out of it.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan