respond

Example Sentences

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Essayli, who didn’t respond to requests for comment, told his staff that he wanted the case walked back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

"Each and every day we respond to emergencies and thankfully tragedies of this nature are extremely rare," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

"You can only respond to such indescribable suffering with truth," Sarkozy said on the first of several days of taking the stand, with his wife, model and singer Carla Bruni, in the courtroom.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

“I literally just finished a case where the taxpayer did not respond to a notice of a $400,000 assessment, but we got it reversed,” said Gorczynski.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

I opened my mouth to respond, but Ma cut me off.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu