Example Sentences

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Charniak, 85, is one of several families profiled in the new book “Grandfamilies: Stories of Children and the Loving Relatives Who Raise Them.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

It can suggest a demand for action from the players, and a way of getting something out of the match, Chris Hunt, the author of World Cup Stories, told the BBC.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Stories that rest on personal anecdotes always leave space for doubt, which could make the Times piece more of a Rorschach test for one’s existing politics than an election-shifting revelation.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

Stories abound of trunks filled with clothes she never wore—and bills she never paid.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

The Mid-Atlantic gang devoured their pepperoni pies the fastest and then nailed every single question about When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer.

From "Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics" by Chris Grabenstein