Example Sentences

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He said he had endured appalling conditions at sea for more than four months before the war broke out.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Mougins, the waiter said, was a home for poets and artists that had endured for centuries.

From Salon • May 22, 2026

At the BTS pop-up store in Seoul, Pollyana Fernandes, a 27-year-old from São Paulo, said she had endured a 30-hour flight from Brazil that cost her about $1,100.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Two of the Oscars had melted entirely, but one of the statuettes had endured — just barely.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

Hazel was decidedly late, and she had endured enough days with Mrs. Jacobs to know how this was going to go.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu