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Example Sentences
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“You have tons of people doing the same thing and being on the same accord for that one athlete,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times
The biggest power plant in Texas, WA Parish near Thompsons, Texas, emitted 49% more sulfur dioxide last year, or 36,000 tons—more than all but six states that year, according to NRDC’s analysis.
Every week, Jadoon tours scrapyards in Islamabad, sifting through tons of discarded metal in search of pieces that fit into his imagination and then become sculptures.
From Barron's
The week in a small town in southwest Michigan included tons of downtime and one full day of meetings in the living room.
That year, the navy stopped a truck carrying 16 tons of black sands worth nearly $400,000.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
