Example Sentences

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He set out some ideas, in broad terms, during the by-election campaign, but – perhaps understandably – wanted to focus then on the local concerns that might help ensure he won the seat.

From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026

Other Hollywood directors say that AI has been helpful in testing out bold ideas, speeding up certain processes and getting shots that would not have been possible without the technology.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

It begins: “In the broad sweep of history, it is ideas that matter…. Emperors and armies come and go; but unless they leave new ideas in their wake, they are of passing historic consequence.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Previous ideas suggested that the deepest material excavated by the impact might be concentrated in parts of the basin far from the lunar south polar regions targeted for exploration.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

She’s barely looked at me, and she’s been giving single-word responses, when usually she’s a fountain of bubbly thoughts and ideas.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy