Example Sentences

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In the northeastern city of Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-most populous, regional Gov. Oleh Sinegubov said there was shelling overnight.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2022

“I’m extremely pained when I see what they are living through and that it’s the same enemy that was shelling me and my family,” Mr. Aziz said of the Ukrainians under Russian assault.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

“I’m extremely pained when I see what they are living through and that it’s the same enemy that was shelling me and my family,” Aziz said of the Ukrainians under Russian assault.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Edan Alva, a former Lyft driver, stopped driving during the pandemic because he was shelling out for disinfectant, risking his health and barely making money.

From Washington Times • Nov. 4, 2020

Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; his trousers and sleeves were rolled up, and he was shelling peas into a large bowl.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling