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Example Sentences

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My family has supported me since I first told them about my sexuality.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

When 24-year-old Natasha Suman moved back into her parents' home in Bedford after university, she only expected it to be for a "few months" while she searched for her first job.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Japan Inc. is responding with a frenzy of stock splits, 60 of them in the first quarter of 2026 alone—an imperfect remedy at best.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

Although Samuel came to the studio with the structure for his songs already in place, they worked on melodies and writing in Spanish together, since this was his first time penning lyrics in the language.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

I tell Arlo the first thing that comes to mind when I think of our mom: the smell of jasmine.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold