Example Sentences
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Unyoked from racial prejudices and prohibitions, Eston’s progeny prospered.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
After his career prospered, he bought his wife a fur coat one Christmas and, to make the gift more of a surprise, wrapped it in a microwave box.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
With more lower-ranked teams, the world's best attackers have prospered.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
Countries that industrialized, prospered; those that failed to industrialize, floundered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
The trees prospered, the grazers were healthy, and even if once in a while the tualapi came, our numbers and theirs remained constant.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
