Example Sentences

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Pitchbook analyst Franco Granda has forecast that SpaceX could trade like Tesla “on steroids,” swinging widely on new milestones or misses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

Critiquing heteropessimism without the performative context misses the point: Statistically, the women posting “Throw the whole man away” gifs aren’t committed to remaining single forever.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

Melenchon, who never misses a chance to lambast traditional media, is reluctant to appear on television -- even though it was on TF1 that he announced his presidential bid.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Most of all, he misses his happy place, and how well everyone there understood him.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

He skims the opening pages that are filled with polite inquiries into his own days in London, remarks about how she misses the city, misses him.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern