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Example Sentences

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In nearly all of them, the soldiers are controversially portrayed as heroes defending their country and loved ones.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

The flurry of red cards in the space of a single game nearly matched the total for the entire 2022 World Cup, which saw only four.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Aside from its blockbuster spectacle, “Disclosure Day” is a pertinent reminder that, once we let go of our hope, it’s nearly impossible to get it back.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

Had the 2025 claims proven correct, they would have overturned that landmark discovery and called into question nearly 30 years of cosmological research.

From Science Daily • Jun. 13, 2026

Torak was nearly worn out; he’d never have had the strength to start one afresh.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver