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Example Sentences

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"But Christian is doing well, and he asked me to send his regards to all the players and tell them that he was OK."

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

But even though it isn’t as sharp as we’d like, it can tell us a lot about where we stand and how far we have to go.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Becerra is smart enough, one would think, not to run as Mr. Sky Is Falling and tell voters, “Boy, oh, boy things are really gonna suck going forward.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

That mordant humor, however enjoyable, tiptoes around the unanswerable question of how, or even whether, we can tell the difference between cosplay and the real thing.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

He wants to see it with his own eyes so he can tell her what to expect.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly