M. Atilius Regulus, cum consul iterum in Africa ex insidiis captus esset duce Xanthippo Lacedaemonio, iuratus missus est ad senatum, ut, nisi redditi essent Poenis captivi nobiles quidam, rediret ipse Carthaginem.
— from Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Edmund Luce

M. Atilius Regulus cum consul iterum in Africa ex insidiis captus esset duce Xanthippo Lacedaemonio, imperatore autem patre Hannibalis Hamilcare, iuratus missus est ad senatum, ut, nisi redditi essent Poenis captivi nobiles quidam, rediret ipse Carthaginem.
— from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Some particular branches of commerce which are carried on with barbarous and uncivilized nations, require extraordinary protection.
— from An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

Si vero, Crateva, inter caeteras herbarum radices, avaritiae radicem secare posses amaram, ut nullae reliquiae essent, probe scito, &c. 1833 .
— from The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton

"He understands, Nat," remarked Elmer, pouring oil on the troubled waters as he frequently did when little frictions arose in the khaki troop.
— from Great Hike; or, The Pride of the Khaki Troop by Douglas, Alan, Captain

Monday was a slack day, and much of Henry's work consisted in scouting along Simpson Street, looking up new real estate permits at the village office, new volumes at the library and other small matters.
— from Henry Is Twenty: A Further Episodic History of Henry Calverly, 3rd by Samuel Merwin