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Example Sentences

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Gold is the color of false idolatry, the material of gratuitous wealth, a hallmark of authoritarian style, and a metaphor for the folly of prioritizing personal enrichment and glory over everything else.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Raymond was responsible for a pugnacious, no-surrender style that became Exxon’s signature, whether it was in negotiations with federal authorities over the Exxon Valdez cleanup or with foreign nations over contract disputes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But that he’s done it with such singular style and childlike glee is enough to make the audience remember that a movie theater is a hallowed space.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Adams does not stop for meaning, his early minimalist style causing the words to flow over you whether in somber reflection or the wildness of wild nights that do, indeed, stop for death.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He’s holding a hat in his hand, the wide-brimmed-hat style we Hello Girls had used when traveling, which looks almost cowboyish in nature.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse