replying

Example Sentences

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Even replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“No, don’t worry,” she remembers the woman replying.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

When he again said no, Weetman was described as replying "what about my dough?" - although Jackson told the jury there were no direct threats.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Bondi did not face the survivors, instead replying: “I’m not going to get into the gutter with this woman doing theatrics.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

And Desdemona replying, “That’s easy. Athena. With the limp.”

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides