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Example Sentences
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“Like I said, Boo will stay with me.”
From Literature
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They only become stiffer the longer a team’s payroll stays over the limit.
Unlike people held under criminal jurisdiction, detained immigrants lack a public defender or any insight into how long they must stay.
From Salon
As he served to stay in the second set, Djokovic conceded a point by admitting to umpire James Keothavong he touched a ball on its way out.
From BBC
The heavy targeting of the Ukrainian capital -- which Russia failed to seize at the start of its invasion -- has forced residents to find makeshift solutions to stay warm.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.