Example Sentences

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Every year brings new versions and contexts, each one extending the song’s reach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Christian symbols were lifted from church contexts and recirculated through popular culture, including fashion, in new ways.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

However, real-world contexts can also be passive, such as the environment you are in.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

There was no epigenesis in the case of giraffes’ long necks nor in more than 99% of the workings of natural selection in other contexts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Ernest Lawrence was being mentioned in quarters and in contexts that only a year or two earlier would have been unimaginable.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik