Example Sentences

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“Tonal Variations: Photography and Music,” for instance, gathers images by Paul Caponigro, William Eggleston, Lisette Model and others.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

Variations in hormone signaling could help explain why the effect appeared only in men.

From Science Daily • Feb. 26, 2026

Variations of this four-pointed star—I’m going to call it a sparkle from here on out—have become part of countless technologies in the past few years.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

His last two records, the subdued and introspective Subtract and Autumn Variations, were commercial misfires, selling less than half a million copies each.

From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025

Variations of it account for some of the “grass is always greener” mentality that frequently accompanies the release of statistics on income.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos