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Example Sentences

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But unlike his peers, Kim Il Sung had built a personality cult robust enough to be passed down to successive generations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

As we get into our larger parachutes, like the drogues and the mains, we have a lighter-weight nylon ... not unlike what you might build a tent out of, or an old-school windbreaker.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

DogTV runs several programs with content not unlike exposure therapy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The fluid moved slowly and steadily, unlike blood, which flows quickly and dynamically.

From Science Daily • Apr. 9, 2026

To suggest that sick children ought to be left to suffer in order to improve their characters seemed quite unlike Mrs. Clarke, whom Penelope knew to be thoroughly kindhearted.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood