Example Sentences

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The mission used inflatable cushions to pull it to the surface before dragging it back to the North Sea on a floating platform.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The scandal erupted in 2022 when the country's former spy boss filed a complaint with the police alleging that Ramaphosa had concealed the theft from beneath sofa cushions at his ranch.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

Osteoarthritis develops when the cartilage that cushions the ends of bones gradually breaks down.

From Science Daily • Apr. 30, 2026

Plan to use air cushions to save Timmy the stranded whale.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

Magazines, clocks, clothes, pots and pans, sofa cushions, video game controllers, hairbrushes, books—they all swirled around in the dark, foamy water that pushed and pulled through the open front door and the broken windows.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz