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Example Sentences
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That news rained a sense of riches upon me and my fellow natives of Kansas City, Kansas.
During my own internship at the Star just out of college, I found that my KCK upbringing conferred upon me a kind of savage respect.
"I looked at my flat, slender belly in the mirror like a dear friend upon whom I was about to close a coffin lid," she later recalled.
From BBC
“Bacteria levels may remain elevated up to 3 days depending upon the intensity of the rain and the volume of runoff. Elevated bacteria levels in ocean water may cause illness, especially in children and the elderly,” the advisory warned.
From Los Angeles Times
His final thoughts about the idea may underestimate geography’s enduring influence upon politics.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
