Example Sentences
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During its finer, sharper stretches, this is a caustic caper filled with wit and grit.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
The building, filled to its ceilings, grew increasingly dilapidated; Langley’s paranoia about suspected intruders led him to build mazes of detritus to throw them off.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
But soon, the traps are filled and the flies remain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
Then, she says, thick black smoke filled the classroom: "I couldn't even see the pupils I was holding in my arms. We couldn't breathe."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2026
No Bride of Haarlem tree filled the air with fragrance; only the stump had been too big to haul off for firewood.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
