Example Sentences

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At the end of last week, that would have counted as a positive development for No 10.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

Some analysts have counted at least a dozen more military commanders and defense-industry officials who have been absent from major events or abruptly removed from their positions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

It may have counted to both their records but it was just a glorious payday for Tyson, who didn't really let his hands go and nor did Paul either.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

As the wildfires devastated parts of the San Gabriel Valley, Santa Anita Park did what locals always have counted on the 80-year-old track to do.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

And it didn’t count Much Ado About Nothing, which should have counted for the whole shebang, since it advertised itself as a comedy—but let me tell you, it wasn’t.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt