Example Sentences

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A review from the technology outlet Tech Advisor found the phone to be “based heavily” on the HTC U24 and called it “a rather ropey two-year-old phone.”

From Salon • May 21, 2026

The Environmental Advisor of the Defence Estates, MoD has reviewed the report and considered that no appreciable dose had been detected at the surface and therefore the risks of exposure are considered to be low.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Students who spearheaded the uprising urged him to return, and the army handed over power to him as "Chief Advisor" of the interim government.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

Investing clearly had a moment on social media in 2025, according to Naomi Win, a behavioral-finance analyst at financial-software company Orion Advisor Solutions.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 15, 2025

I mention the recent, widely publicized remarks of Elphias Doge, Special Advisor to the Wizengamot and longstanding friend of Albus Dumbledore’s, that “Skeeter’s book contains less fact than a Chocolate Frog card.”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling