Example Sentences

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When the college awarded him its gold medal, Hockney accepted the honor wearing a gold lamé jacket.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Just last month, Sandoval was also awarded knighthood by the King of Spain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Earlier this year Hockney became one of the few non-French citizens to be awarded France's highest civilian honour, the legion d'honneur.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

So we asked a few popular AI chatbots to predict which country will lift the 18-karat gold trophy awarded to the World Cup winners.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

We were not awarded with any comfortable view, for the launches put forth their oars and made their way back toward the ship.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson