Example Sentences

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What isn’t to blame in Blackpool, Williams added, are asylum seekers, who usually leave the city soon after their cases have been heard.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026

Now that it’s here, surely action seekers will be pleased.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Under a rule that took effect last month, asylum seekers pay an annual $102 fee within 30 days of receiving a notice from U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

For young men like Bakary Jaiju, already prepared to risk everything, it is little deterrent; for human rights groups it brings new fears for asylum seekers and their struggle to be heard.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Some of the mice pulled away from Despereaux in disgust, and others, thrill seekers, reached out to touch him with a whisker or a paw “The princess put a finger on him. ”

From "The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread" by Kate DiCamillo