Example Sentences

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In February, State Farm announced that it was returning $5 billion to auto-policy holders, the largest payout in the company’s history.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Rojas was returning home around 4:30 p.m. after picking up his daughters from their schools when he noticed parts of his home and property were on fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The world's biggest band was returning to the stage - after a break of more than three years because of mandatory military service.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

The submarine went missing a week after it set off from Ushuaia on Argentina's southern tip and was returning to its home port at the Mar del Plata naval base.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

He was returning now after an absence of thirteen years to his old alma mater, Pennsylvania College, in Gettysburg.

From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara