Example Sentences

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But after the vote, Park said the commission’s decision effectively killed the Venice Dell development, which during the campaign she had called a “waste of money.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The best estimates of German casualties are between 4,000 and 9,000 killed or injured.

From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026

The former chief constable of Nottinghamshire Police, Kate Meynell, admitted in her evidence that Calocane should have been arrested before he killed Barnaby, Grace and Ian.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

These followed a magnitude 6.9 quake days earlier that killed 76 people and destroyed or damaged 72,000 buildings in Cebu province in central Philippines, according to government figures.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“Sadako chan, you must show respect. Your own grandmother was killed that awful day.”

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr