saying
Example Sentences
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The legal profession rallied in her defence, with Roddy Dunlop KC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, saying allegations of corruption were "very serious, and on the evidence available, entirely baseless".
From BBC
The actor spoke candidly about his debilitating disease, saying it “made me a little bit softer, a little bit more open.”
From Los Angeles Times
It isn’t the sort of number of people you can just decide to sling out, saying “Begone!”
U.S. businesses are still paying tariffs, with trade specialists saying it could take days or weeks for Customs and Border Protection to officially tell importers they are no longer in force.
The mayor later told The Times that the report was “technical,” saying, “I’m not a firefighter.”
From Los Angeles Times
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