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Example Sentences

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Ms. Latifi, a journalist who has written extensively on the subject, describes the world as a fun-house version of domesticity, where family life resembles a business arrangement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

“When leaders who are supposed to be allies go quiet or change the subject, it doesn’t feel theoretical. It feels like we are being left behind because we are being left behind.”

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The proposal comes as part of a broader Justice Department budget that emphasizes prison investment and law enforcement, though such requests are ultimately subject to approval by Congress.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

He has turned the subject of being Israeli into a career-long preoccupation, approached with a sense of queasiness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

I decided to turn the subject to the least awful thing about the day.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff