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Example Sentences
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It was the norm, 'your dad is going to send for you', that's the phrase they used.
From BBC • Jun. 20, 2023
According to reports, Mr. Musk asked his executives to send him a hiring list every week and to “think carefully” about whom they send for his approval.
From Washington Times • May 16, 2023
Jonathan Finer, the principal deputy national security adviser, said Ms. Sherman was the Biden administration’s default diplomat to send for “hard conversations in hard places.”
From New York Times • May 12, 2023
Bye, bye, baby/ I’ll send for you/ Ain’t got much money right now/ I’ll come back a millionaire, he croons softly, loftily, at the end of “Hollywood.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2023
“Cudn Jake has offered him a horse if he’ll send for it. And Mr. Blakeslee said maybe Will and the boys should go campin’ for a few days first.”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
