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Example Sentences

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But those guys were always trying to best the Beatles.

From The Wall Street Journal

We don’t get to know them because she’s too busy trying to know herself.

From The Wall Street Journal

This version gets to the white hot heart of the composition, and sounds as though LaVette truly heard what Bob was trying to say, and came back with, “Oh, this is what you mean, baby.”

From Salon

True die-hards have been trying to remind listeners about this version of the star for decades.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You’re trying to put a dollar value on something you don’t easily have a price tag on,” said Holy Cross economics professor Victor Matheson, past president of the North American Assn. of Sports Economists.

From Los Angeles Times