Example Sentences
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Alphie told The Nolan Show that Donall brushes his teeth three times and check his laces six times before he is ready for the day.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Heading into the exhibition I was eager to see what 18th-century ribbons and laces if not frock coats and gowns would be displayed as ancillary objects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
On paper, the dialogue may seem stiff and silly, but Lewis laces these words with enough sorrow to fill the room.
From Salon ● Feb. 18, 2026
She wears rainbow laces on her football boots, rainbow armbands, regularly posts messages of LGBTQ+ support on social media and in April, dedicated her goal against Everton to the transgender community.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2025
After she hung up, Michael returned the phone to its cradle, tightened the laces on his Jordans, and knocked lightly on the bathroom door.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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