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Example Sentences

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“I just passed on a package of Nestle semi-sweet chocolate chips this morning because the bag was $10,” one Reddit user wrote in a discussion thread about the E-shaped economy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

These are tough sights to put in a film, tougher still to thread them to a notion of personal compromise.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Klotho is a protein named after one of the three Fates from Greek mythology, who spun the thread of life.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

So I had to go back in the thread or to my screenshots to see what was next.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

“You can say that again,” Aunt Fannie remarked, removing a single loose thread from her shawl.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck