Example Sentences

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“The ads the crypto industry was putting out, Green wasn’t able to match,” Jones said.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

The client charged her son rent, but “what he didn’t know was that she was putting that in a money-market fund,” McDuffie said.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

But the company just announced it was putting that ambition on pause..

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Mahmood said she understood that there was fear within the community, adding that the government was putting more policing and security in place "so that people can go about their business".

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Right after supper, while Papa was putting some coal oil in the lantern, I went to the tool shed and got a pick and shovel.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls