world

Example Sentences

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“And a lot of his family is kind of dispersed around the world, essentially. He just feels they’ve got a handle on it down there, so he’s going to stay with us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026

“You’re being led on. You’re not seeing it all at once. But then a great garden is not an all-at-once experience. A great garden is like stepping into a secret world, a half-glimpsed dream.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

Staying even-tempered at the most famously punishing golf course in the world is a trait which two of the big names hoping to unseat McIlroy also recognise is necessary to succeed there.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

That give-up would represent an implicit payment for the security imparted by the U.S. to the rest of the world.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

The instant of dismissal we would mob the door of Barracks 8, stepping on each others’ heels in our eagerness to get inside, to shrink the world back to understandable proportions.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom