Example Sentences

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Trump had to be evacuated from the dinner at a downtown Washington hotel on April 25 after shots erupted at a security checkpoint outside the ballroom venue.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

But Wembanyama—who led all players on both teams in points, rebounds, blocked shots and jaw-dropping highlights throughout the series—has gotten there in just his third NBA season, and his very first trip to the playoffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

“You want to be able to call the shots as you see them, true to the law,” Pines said in an interview.

From Los Angeles Times • May 30, 2026

“In the D-day sequence at the end, there are various real-life shots of the soldiers landing on the beaches,” Maras says.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

Mr. Stokely had instructed me to take five hundred foul shots a day to improve my “muscle memory,” as he called it.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman