Example Sentences

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The risk, of course, was spending all that dough only to see the visiting team prevail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Then again, there are plenty of ways to escape cricket without visiting the pub.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

But after visiting sites around the country, Argentina didn’t opt for New York, near the final on July 19, or the glitz of Miami, where Messi plays his club soccer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Nico Aldeanueva, 28, who was visiting from Philadelphia in the United States, said the pope was "a very unifying force in a moment where we have division across so many different fronts".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

Mama has company visiting, and they’re asking for pie.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan