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Example Sentences

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The longer that fuel costs are elevated, the higher fares will go and the longer those high prices will stick, the executives say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

Seconds after retreating, Garcia steps out, holding the stick upright along with plastic bags filled with recyclables, asking Silva in Spanish: “Porque me quieres pegar? Dale, dale, pega me?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

"It will stick out like a big sore thumb," he said.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

"Certain anthropomorphic phrases may even stick in readers' minds and can potentially shape public perception of AI in unhelpful ways," Aune said.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

There’s a tiny scar above his left eyebrow from when Avery accidentally scraped him with a stick when we were seven, and it’s pale and shiny under the overhead lights.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison