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Example Sentences

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“What kept them once upon a time, and still does, was/is sheer breadth, i.e. ‘always having something to watch.’

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

They calculate that in 2022, U.S. firms generated 38% of world profits, and its allies another 35%, i.e.,

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

As job gains have slowed, consumption has instead been underpinned by strong real wage growth, i.e., wages that have outpaced inflation.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

But, as perhaps you have noticed, they trend toward the religious, mythic or historic, i.e. dead.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Be pretentious in your writing and toss in an occasional e.g. or i.e.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner