giving away
Example Sentences
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“I’m giving away a Huffy basketball freestanding hoop because it’s just taking up space. We used to play horse and shoot baskets together. My son is now 35, he doesn’t live here anymore.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
But they cautioned that the company has “yet to prove they can sign large AI deals without giving away chunks of the company in return.”
From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026
“You’d like to see them do that without giving away big chunks of the company.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026
While the trailer makes a point of not giving away this crucial piece of information, I suspect most film writers will.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026
Mom and Dad would never let them go alone, and if Dad went with them, the other Egyptians would never forgive them for giving away Egypt to a grown-up.
From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
