Example Sentences
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Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated from the tourism destination west of Bordeaux, as firefighters continue to battle wildfires that have raged in the Gironde region for days.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Even as the war raged, thousands have been gathering in big cities across Ukraine for three consecutive days to protest at the removal of popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
A key survey of American consumers is scraping bottom, showing they’ve never felt this lousy about the economy, even at the height of recessions or when the Covid pandemic raged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Wildfires raged across southern Europe on Sunday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and prompting Tour de France officials to ban spectators from a stage of the race.
From Barron's ● Jul. 5, 2026
The fever raged despite all the sponging, and Grandpa couldn’t sleep for coughing and talking.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
