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Example Sentences

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Around Akron Stadium, a wide perimeter has been heavily fenced off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

E-bikes have zoomed into popularity across the country, especially among kids and teens, and that surge has been met with a wide array of models with different specifications and abilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The country's biggest union, Unia, also warned the initiative would weaken labour protections, abolish rules barring discrimination between resident and foreign employees and "open the door wide to wage dumping".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

The senior Pulte, after all, had for decades worked ecumenically with a wide variety of people.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

It wasn’t a big room, a little longer than it was wide.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck