Example Sentences

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“But history has a habit of sometimes being cruel, and it has conspired to put him in a circumstance where he has to make a difficult decision.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

The universe has conspired to make him a hero again, just as it did in the 2023 World Baseball Classic.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

A "particularly persistent narrative", the researchers said, is that the government has recovered spacecraft and alien remains and has conspired to keep its alien research activities secret.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

The power-hungry companies that pump new bitcoin into circulation have been thrown a lifeline by the cryptocurrency's rally to above $30,000 this year, which has conspired with falling electricity prices to boost their profitability.

From Reuters • Apr. 18, 2023

Nothing has conspired to kill me in weeks.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir