Example Sentences

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“I can’t even tell you the number of people that have approached me, just openly sobbing with happiness,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

"Some of the nurses that have approached us have ended up going to work in retail or into sales or something which is less risky than nursing," she says.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

Most tech executives have approached the AI boom with calculated irresponsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

I know it’s a personal choice, but I’m curious how other Moneyist readers have approached this.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

They were very small classes, and besides, no classroom could have approached it in terms of comfort, or privacy.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt