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Example Sentences

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A junior member of President Emmanuel Macron's government Wednesday criticized Clooney getting his passport despite speaking poor French, saying the move suggested a "double standard."

From Barron's

Generally speaking, seventh grade isn’t the highlight of anyone’s life—and condolences to those for whom it was.

From The Wall Street Journal

You have cause to be concerned, statistically speaking.

From MarketWatch

The skipper is speaking on his radio - he's looking for fishing trawlers.

From BBC

"They speak French in front of me so that they can say terrible things about me to my face, and I don't know," he joked, speaking to French broadcaster Canal+.

From BBC