people

Example Sentences

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“Amer said to me, ‘People are still dying, the wound is still open, and you want me to do a movie about this?’

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Related: ‘People are often unreasonable when money is involved’: My husband, 62, gave me a 5-year life estate.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

“He says, ‘People once used to put sugar on their salads, but I can’t believe how passé that is,’” Albala explains.

From Salon • Apr. 27, 2025

“This was like a snowball. Within a week, we had something like 18,000 people tasting anchovies for the first time. This whole legend of ‘People won’t eat it’ was completely fake!”

From Slate • Feb. 4, 2024

‘People tell me I look good in blue.’

From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds