Example Sentences
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Never in NBA history have there been two players on the same team whose combined career on-court earnings eclipsed the billion-dollar mark.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
If the mythos of the American dream is to work hard and get ahead, it’s being eclipsed for some by the dream of not having to work at all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
But they soon eclipsed it with 2025’s “Revengeseekerz,” a deliriously overheated mix of romantic yearning, internet score-settling and virtuosic production prowess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2026
At the time, the Iaquinta fight was eclipsed by the exact kind of theatrics that the UFC values and that increasingly overshadow the sport itself.
From Slate ● Jun. 14, 2026
Around me each day were dour faces eclipsed by large piles of books.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
