Example Sentences

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Drawing boldly from her own life and the loss of a cherished friend, the best-selling author delivers a spare, witty and incandescent story about family trauma and the mysteries of memory.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Before you buy it, you may see a blurb stating that in addition to being a best-selling author and beloved actor, Tucci is a “respected foodie.”

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2026

If GM’s existing stockpile of the crucial parts runs out, the automaker won’t be able to make some of its best-selling and most lucrative vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Photographer Julio Szymanski of Cascavel, a city in Paraná state, says his best-selling urban landscape photos feature some of the 150 or so capybaras that live in a downtown park.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

On November 13, 1793, just a few days after President Washington’s early-morning ride, publisher Mathew Carey issued what would become a best-selling book: A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia....

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy