Example Sentences
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The seven attendees, who ranged from their mid 30s to their late 50s, had excelled in lucrative fields like finance, consulting, healthcare and tech.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Sobers' career came too early for much involvement in limited-overs cricket, at which he would have excelled; he was out for a duck in his only one-day international appearance in 1973.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Bonilla had excelled with the Mets earlier in his career, and they gambled that he could recapture the production of his youth by taking on the last two years and $11.65 million of his contract.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Greenspan excelled at the clarinet and attended George Washington High School.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
His parents sent him to school in England, where he excelled academically and developed an interest in theatre and writing.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
