Example Sentences

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The LSE has suffered a number of departures in recent years as companies have shifted their main trading venues to the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The pair had been scheduled to play their quarter-final on Thursday but Mboko, 19, suffered a nasty fall in her singles match on Wednesday, which forced her to retire from the match.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

R&B singer Peabo Bryson, well known for his duets from beloved Disney classics ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Beauty and the Beast,’ suffered a stroke, according to his representatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Tech stocks led the midweek selloff, with the Nasdaq Composite falling 2% on Wednesday, just a few days after it suffered its worst one-day point decline on record on June 5.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

But Antonina had suffered too, of course she’d suffered!

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein