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Example Sentences
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John is next, and he just can’t be a straight man, even when he tries: “Thanks to all of you who bought me book . . . And there’s another one out pretty soon, it says here.”
From Salon
To avert any awkwardness that could come with gifting other people’s castoffs, Elizabeth Rooney tries to address stereotypes friends might have about the items.
Pathetic and prideful, yet ultimately a principled father, Oscar tries to revitalize his nonexistent career by encouraging one of his students to pursue poetry.
From Los Angeles Times
Skinner levelled Farrell with a legal hit 10 minutes later, external and Exeter roared back with three tries in the last 17 minutes to take a bonus-point victory at the StoneX.
From BBC
Koch, who runs the company that makes Samuel Adams, tries every batch before it is bottled.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
