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Example Sentences
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Despite the uncertainty, Woods said when asked that the Masters, April 9-12 at Augusta National, was not "off the table."
From Barron's
Investors are selling first and asking questions later, so many stocks that shouldn’t get crushed are taking hits.
From Barron's
If Chip had asked him that question a few years ago, Jonah would have added, “And she’s got cooties!”
From Literature
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She knew it wasn’t hers; she knew that Alex Rover was just asking Jack a science question—but it was still a letter.
From Literature
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“She thanked me for opening up doors for her in her career and was respectful in asking for this fight to happen.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.