Example Sentences

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It’s a message crafted with such disarming simplicity that, at first, it reads as obvious, even hackneyed.

From Salon • Jun. 13, 2026

It’s a fitting emblem of what’s to come in a long-planned show curated to coincide with the country’s upcoming semiquincentennial, and crafted to pose land itself as central to the country’s complex past.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Rather than putting out a dry statement promising to cooperate with the authorities, five employees crafted a jokey response saying the robbers had taken KitKat’s “have a break” slogan a little too literally.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

But weeks later, in a police interview room, a detective pulled the rug from under his feet telling him that he knew McCullagh's carefully crafted alibi was false.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

By including the actual names of English towns and villages, he crafted fiction that seemed disturbingly real.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow