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Example Sentences
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In a 75 to 24 vote, lawmakers opted to remove the 39-year-old leader, just four months after he had taken office.
And that their new neighbors— whom Mom had taken fresh-baked banana bread to and heartily welcomed to the neighborhood—those same neighbors had been lying to their only son for his entire life.
From Literature
It looked as if Selkie had taken her sea lion family up for a party.
From Literature
It is understood he was taken to hospital later that evening where he remained until he absconded on 15 February.
From BBC
The first time I saw the U.S. and Canadian women play each other live, it felt as if someone had taken a standard hockey game, given it six espressos, and kicked it in the shins.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
