Example Sentences

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Variations of this four-pointed star—I’m going to call it a sparkle from here on out—have become part of countless technologies in the past few years.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

A companion album, Autumn Variations, released later the same year, fared even worse.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2025

Variations in shade simply reflect the amount of chlorophyl present when the olives are harvested.

From Salon • Jan. 19, 2025

Variations on that theme were repeated to tens of thousands of union members in each of the six competitive districts.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2024

Variations of it account for some of the “grass is always greener” mentality that frequently accompanies the release of statistics on income.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos