Example Sentences
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"We're taking the Bastille," one demonstrator shouted in Marseille as masked protesters rammed the door of the mayor's offices with security barriers, in reference to the 1789 storming of a fortress during the French Revolution.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Joanne Capestro, then 39, worked at a brokerage and investment banking firm on the 87th floor of the North Tower, about six floors beneath where the plane rammed into the building.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"The place will be rammed, the bar will be busy, we just need England to put on a good run for us – quarter-finals at least."
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Murillo claimed he was rammed; prosecutors said the collision happened at less than 10 miles per hour and was “more of a jolt.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
She opened an imaginary doughnut jar and helped herself to another, which she rammed into her mouth.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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