Example Sentences

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“We were motivated, we were playing for each other,” Ogwumike said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

With a searing sense of relief, I found Soldier Field as abuzz as if the Bears were playing the Packers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Around the corner from Anna's house, a couple of children were playing on a swing, looking in disbelief at all the bustle in their neighbourhood.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

City Section Commissioner Vicky Lagos thought the permit was for Harding per usual: “I didn’t even know they switched it on us until I went to pay and they said we were playing Wilson.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

Boys were playing football in different teams on the same field, so that multiple balls flew in the air; Olanna wondered how they could tell which ball was which.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie