Example Sentences

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Job growth averaged 150,000 to 200,000 a month in the decade sandwiching the 2020-2021 pandemic.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

Our gulab jamun ice cream cakes have become a defining product for Malai: saffron syrup–soaked cardamom cakes sandwiching our rose with Cinnamon roasted Almonds Ice Cream .

From Salon • May 31, 2025

The second Haas of Oliver Bearman took 10th for the second race running, the two cars sandwiching the Red Bull of Yuki Tsunoda.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025

I love many British pastries but became particularly and pleasantly obsessed with Dobes’ Bakewell tart — an almond frangipane topping and pastry base sandwiching a layer of raspberry jam.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2024

I lean close to the wall, the open door sandwiching me, touching my toes.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson