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Example Sentences

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JR: Six different host nations have won the World Cup before and I would absolutely love to tell you that the U.S. will be the seventh.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Isles Bun & Coffee — The line outside Isles Bun & Coffee should tell you everything you need to know.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Ahmed: I would love it if he would say that publicly, rather than me having to tell the world that I’m responsible for his career.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Ten years later, seated in the Oval Office, he would tell Italy’s then prime minister that Pavarotti, who died in 2007, was a “friend of mine, great friend of mine.”

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

“I’m okay, thanks. So, um… I forgot to tell you guys something,” I begin.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold