Example Sentences

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“It’s a truly excellent group of players. We got through a very tough qualifying phase, which I think helped polish the team,” said Mark Gleeson, a journalist specializing in African soccer.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He suffered a gearbox problem and then a front-wing issue in qualifying in China, which may well have denied him pole.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Hemp insists England are capable of competing with any team and says it is "not time to panic" as they prepare to face Ukraine in their final qualifying match.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The money must be used for qualifying educational expenses.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

These front-loaded modifiers can be useful in qualifying a sentence, in tying it to information mentioned earlier, or simply in avoiding the monotony of having one right-branching sentence after another.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker