Example Sentences

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We have owned the house for more than 50 years without sending a child to the well-funded school system.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

To qualify, you must have owned and lived in the home as your main residence for at least two of the five years prior to the sale.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Another said he should have owned it directly: “That probably would have gone a lot further.”

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

I think I should have owned it a little bit more.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

If I had been, I would have owned up to what I really was, no matter how terrible.

From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken