Example Sentences
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I hastened my step to my car, not dawdling for a second to check messages once planted in the driver’s seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026
In Yangon's Thu Mingalar Park, an AFP reporter this week noted the absence of one towering likeness installed almost a decade ago, grass newly planted in its place.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
The 73-year-old bought a seedling online five years ago and planted it in a greenhouse outside his Miami home.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
I started raising monarch butterflies because my identical twin sister, who played my twin on the show, planted a butterfly garden.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
That room was filled with screens showing footage from dozens of security cameras planted throughout the school.
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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