Example Sentences

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From bags and bicycles to surfboards and suitcases, the Japanese second-hand market is booming, with quality-conscious buyers in other Asian countries increasingly tapping into the circular economy trend.

From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026

Once, the water was “crystal clear,” said Gillard, 64, beside a garage holding 70 surfboards.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Who knows what inventions, ideas or technological feats will be imagined in gyms or on surfboards as these three Southern California teenagers unleash their brain power and love for having fun on the East Coast.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Scores of protesters marched through the city on Sunday, carrying surfboards plastered with slogans demanding safe beaches.

From BBC • May 8, 2024

We saw ourselves riding wild waves on surfboards, picking oranges and apples off fruit trees, filling our autograph books with signatures from movie stars we’d see in soda shops.

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia