Example Sentences

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It represents just a fraction of the Le Carré archive held at the Bodleian Libraries in Oxford, of which the Weston is a part, a collection comprising 1,237 boxes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

We soon came upon one of those Little Free Libraries book lovers like me build out in front of their homes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Libraries, schools, buses, that’s what taxes are for.”

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2026

Libraries across East Yorkshire are to hold costume swap shops in the run up to Halloween.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2025

Libraries were full of ideas—perhaps the most dangerous and powerful of all weapons.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas