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Example Sentences

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“I try not to think about it,” Shields said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The home side stretched their lead with the game's most spectacular moment, a length-of-the-pitch try from Spencer that came moments after Andy Onyeama-Christie seemed destined to score for Saracens.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

Laurie Levenson, a Loyola Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, said local federal judges may believe it would be “more disruptive to try and put somebody in when the administration will just fire them.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Saracens, who had lost 62-15 to Bath on the same ground two weeks earlier, had a deserved 10-0 lead at half-time through a converted Charlie Bracken try and an Owen Farrell penalty.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

I lift my shoulder, try to pretend it’s not a big deal even though it is, because the truth is, I don’t even know.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam