Example Sentences

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More than 2 pounds of honor cords, pins, stoles and medallions — a stash rivaling that of a supreme Allied commander — crashed to the dirt outside the 18-year-old’s Adelanto home.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

Altman ran the venture firm Y Combinator before becoming OpenAI CEO and used that role to build a personal investment portfolio totaling hundreds of startups, a scale rivaling large venture firms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

"This tells us that by the mid-Cambrian, when evolutionary rates were remarkably high, the oceans were already inhabited by arthropods with anatomical complexity rivaling modern forms," Ortega-Hernández added.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The mixed-asset category, as well as strength in domestic bonds and international holdings, lifted Vanguard’s target-date funds, with many returning 18% to 20%, rivaling large-cap performance with less risk.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

Pushing himself off the ground, Sheed found himself among a gang of Clock Watchers rivaling the library gathering.

From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles