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Example Sentences

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“It’s vibrating all night, trying to get air across both me and my wife with the tiniest fan you’ve ever seen,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The California City Police are trying to find Dobbins and his remaining dogs.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

"So, that's what I was basically trying to live with. Which is not easy in the seating position that you're sitting in."

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

I appreciate the Qataris and the Pakistanis trying to help mediate, but it is an altogether different thing.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

I take a deep breath, trying to exhale every thought, every feeling I’ve ever had about Boat Boy.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith