Example Sentences

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When the city starts to swelter, the smell of trash sticks ineradicably to a garbageman’s body and soul.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Chakraborty, a professor at Brandeis University, starts off with a physics lesson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

SpaceX will have some momentum as it starts life as a public company.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The house has been listed for sale at an online auction which starts at 12:00 BST on 23 June and ends from 14:00 on 25 June.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

As soon as she sets it all down, my phone starts ringing with a FaceTime.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison