Example Sentences

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For this group, “the importance of building a good foundation and saving to get ahead of rising costs will have set in,” Bohmfalk said.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

Friends have set up a crowdfunder to help the father-of-three, who had spent years building up his collection of expensive equipment.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Avis doesn’t appear to have set a date for its first-quarter earnings report.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

It’s well below the bar the Dodgers have set, and it added a bitter note to Ward’s otherwise sweet debut.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

“It washes away all enchantment, all magical concealment! They know there are impostors in Gringotts, they have set off defenses against us!”

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling