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Example Sentences
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"The cramps around my womb and my belly were just horrible. Even the back pain, it's just hard standing up straight, let alone sprinting or running," she said.
From BBC
Tourism is a pillar of Middle Eastern governments’ quest to diversify and burnish their standing on the world stage.
Air travelers standing in line for hours to get through security might wish a pox on all politicians.
"We saw on social media that people are talking about the war in Iran," Marcel said, standing by his motorcycle.
From Barron's
Forts, where tens of thousands of enslaved Africans were once held under inhuman conditions, remain standing along the West African country's coast.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
