To find a quotation you would use Bartlett's corpus of quotations including over 1100 quotations. Webster is a dictionary maker while Roget made thesauruses.
Sarah wants to be a teacher.
I'm not sure about number 1. Maybe: It was the happiest event.
2. The judge cautiously handed down her decision.
3. Mr. Majors was pressed hard to find an answer.
Answer:
the boy was weak <u>although</u> he won the match.