Example Sentences

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Mr. Sheehan accomplishes here what might otherwise take hundreds of scholars to produce in a standard reference work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026

Part of the issue is that much of the good that a president accomplishes occurs during the first year of a term—and is immediately priced in.

From Barron's • Jan. 2, 2026

However, this tax no longer accomplishes what it once did.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

“Meeting those requirements and creating a plan that actually accomplishes your goals are two very different things,” says the Casiano Law Firm in San Diego.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 3, 2025

The analogy is more poetic than precise, for the cell accomplishes its “burning” with only the moderate heat of the body’s normal temperature.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson