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Example Sentences

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“The lesson is not that democracies help other democracies. The lesson is that Ukrainians helped themselves, and other people were then willing to aid them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The document asks all the right questions and reaches all the wrong conclusions—the way a doctor might correctly identify symptoms and then prescribe a remedy that aggravates the disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He said he ignored advice from consultants who told him to do a launch announcement and then unleash a wave of ads in the last month of the campaign.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A number of demonstrations then broke out across Scotland and the rest of the UK.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Paul looks up, says my name, and then giggles.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold