Example Sentences

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The Angels flipped the script on the Dodgers, preventing a Freeway Series season sweep with a 13-5 win Sunday afternoon at Dodger Stadium.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

Dornan also said that while the police have a key role to play in preventing hate crimes, it was "a wider societal issue which cannot be resolved by policing alone".

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“We’re limiting ourselves in total, but we’re not preventing employees from learning and experimenting,” Schlesinger said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But the data surrounding colon-cancer rates is alarming, and getting screened is crucial to preventing colon cancer or catching it at an early stage.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

“So—” said Billy gropingly, “I suppose that the idea of preventing war on Earth is stupid, too. “Of course.”

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut