Example Sentences

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He became a guitarist and started writing his own film music compositions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

ETFs tracking indexes can have materially different compositions and performance depending on if, when, and how they include specific companies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

“Long Walk Home” is from 2008’s “Magic” album and is one of Springsteen’s best post-Reunion-era compositions.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

Using computer simulations, the team found that this region produced planetesimals with very different compositions over a span of roughly two million years.

From Science Daily • May 26, 2026

Then he gives me special compositions to write and makes me read them to the class because of all I learned from him last year.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt