Example Sentences

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From the original two dozen signers of the Buttonwood Agreement, we are now a nation of investors, all hoping to be “at the eve of a fortune.”

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

Of the 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence, 41 owned slaves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Musk’s promise of payments between $47 and $100 each to petition signers and referrers in swing states last year was an easy sell for many, but some say payday never came.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2025

The notice also gave special instructions to "bail signers" - suspects who are given bail with a condition that they report regularly to a police station.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2024

Both presidents were great patriots and signers of the Declaration of Independence, and it is a majestic coincidence that they would both die on the day all Americans celebrate as the birth of this country.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos