Example Sentences

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The timing of the output decline and the rise in prices “could hardly be worse,” as the U.S. driving season unofficially begins with the Memorial Day holiday at the end of May, the J.P.

From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026

Her best friend, Max, who was unofficially adopted by Suzanna’s parents and is shellacked in cynicism as played by the excellent Alden Ehrenreich, exhorts her to pull herself together and face her “big girl problems.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

The Kennedy Center has been unofficially renamed for him.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

According to social media accounts unofficially linked to the IRGC, the decision may have been taken by the Guard Corps leadership itself, he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Frank Millet unofficially kept watch over the buildings of the eastern architects during their lengthy absences from the park, lest some ad hoc decision cause irreparable aesthetic damage.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson