Example Sentences

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Investors didn’t have to wait long for the base to form and be rewarded.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

“I definitely don’t feel like I have to grab onto it. I’m not really chasing hits. They’re always nice, and to be rewarded for a song you care about is really cool,” Todd said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Leicester continued to control the territory and were rewarded when Charlie Clare put his side a point in front with 11 minutes to go.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

In fact, he’s always rewarded in the end with even more fame, fortune and power.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Then on the fourth day, he was rewarded: One panel of one of the blinds on an upstairs window flipped quickly up and down at eleven o’clock.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix