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Example Sentences
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At the time, I was really taken with De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, and I wanted to make electronic music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She also wanted to move back home to Kent, but was worried about how she'd get on the housing ladder on her cabin crew salary.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
And so, I think, there I wanted to make sure that people understood that there are multiple views, but views can evolve.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
It was unfair to the students who wanted to learn and were well behaved, and it was difficult to teach when nothing could be done to mitigate the disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
My butterflies kick me, jab me with their flags, making the reality of Rhys, the parts of him I chose to not see so that I could see what I wanted, crystallize in my mind.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
