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Example Sentences
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Foden was tireless, but this was England's equivalent of an ill-fitting square peg in a round hole.
From BBC
Recruitment, he added, could take place at mosques attached to the Basij militia in Tehran, and in city squares where pro-establishment rallies have been held.
From BBC
Auntie Bernadette cut a piece of brown paper bag into a large square and drew a map on it.
From Literature
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Throughout that time, Ashaal’s tribe had mobilized, organizing protests with hundreds of people in Aden’s main square, and coordinating with other tribes to close roads into Aden.
From Los Angeles Times
I thought of putting Rogers on the left instead of Anthony Gordon, but I'm wary of slightly square pegs in round holes at a World Cup.
From BBC
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