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Noun
The Cavaliers could be one of those happy-to-be-there teams, where two or three wins in the first round might sate them. Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2023 The Groundwork Pace shorts have a generous 7-inch inseam and a barely-there silicone band around the bottom inside of each leg to help hold them in place, and the high rise and wide, flat waistband means these are cemented to your body as the trail miles add up. Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2023 Then came the barely-there skin tints. Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, 21 Feb. 2023 In terms of down-there hair removal, getting a professional wax is one of the easiest and most effective ways to keep your bikini line smooth. Maddy Zollo Rusbosin, Women's Health, 28 Feb. 2023 See All Example Sentences for there
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Noun
  • United United Airlines is expanding United Polaris and adding eight seats in the first row of each business class section.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
  • The shoreline is varied, with rocky sections and sandy beaches.
    Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 22 May 2025
Noun
  • It was directed at outfielder Juan Soto, the Washington Nationals star who is suddenly and famously on the trading block and could be headed to you-know-where.
    Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2022
  • Because if not, then democracy in America is going down in a painful heap like a guy kneed in the you-know-where.
    Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2021
Noun
  • Each operates outside the global market, unable to keep pace with Madagascar and other fruitful vanilla-producing regions.
    Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 May 2025
  • Moreover, although this plan could indeed have a very minimal effect on the sun’s fusion process, the risks of creating a concentrated debris field in certain regions of space or inadvertently triggering an unwanted chain reaction would remain.
    Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
Interjection
  • Yes, this recipe calls for more salt than most other cookie recipes with similar yields (well, besides our Copycat NYC Bakery Giant Chocolate Chip Cookies).
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
  • Others might offer emotional and spiritual support in the form of companionship, storytelling and, well, lots of listening.
    Nicole Stanton, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
Noun
  • Economic uncertainty across global sectors, however, may be the black fly in the Sancerre.
    Matt Donnelly, Variety, 15 May 2025
  • In his encyclical Caritas in veritate, Pope Benedict affirmed the necessity of a strong charitable sector that would help foster community and mutual respect.
    Alejandro Antonio Chafuen, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Interjection
  • The ceiling is probably just an inch north of a league-average starting pitcher, but oh man, would that be a victory for the player, given what he’s gone through over his career.
    Eno Sarris, New York Times, 20 May 2025
  • People talk about, oh, this is America versus China.
    ABC News, ABC News, 18 May 2025

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