chaffed

Example Sentences

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“Wir schaffen das”, or “We can do it”, she famously said.

From BBC • Sep. 20, 2024

Still, back then, Germany’s chancellor, Angela Merkel, famously said “Wir schaffen das” or “We can do it,” and the Swedish prime minister urged citizens to “open your hearts” to refugees.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2022

"Wir schaffen das," she says in German, before switching to English to explain.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021

But the beat didn’t change: Wir schaffen das – “We will cope.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 8, 2015

In a typically understated comment made after a visit to an asylum center in August that year, she assured the German public: “Wir schaffen das” — “We can do it.”

From Washington Post