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Example Sentences
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And no matter how irritating it may be to hear, “Sounds like somebody’s got a case of the Mondays” feels better than “Buck up and do your damn job.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
"It is confusing because I've always been able to stand up and do that and go on stage, and things like public speaking have never worried me."
From BBC ● Mar. 22, 2026
“Just take it one day at a time, wake up and do whatever I had to do,” Jake said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
That makes me excited to wake up and do the whole, like, walk-on or whatever.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
Lena, Hannah, and I get up and do a football huddle in the corner.
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
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