Example Sentences

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The wailing was coming from in there . . . an American near Billy wailed that he had excreted everything but his brains.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 13, 2019

An American near Billy wailed that he had excreted everything but his brains.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut