the word
Example Sentences
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When people hear the word ceviche, they often picture a pristine fillet of fish and a corresponding dent in their grocery budget.
From Salon • Jun. 9, 2026
Small groups of demonstrators, who were waving Kenyan flags, carrying placards and holding a coffin with the word "Ebola" written on the side, were demanding the plan be reversed.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
In the philosophy of physics, particularly in a view known as eternalism, the word “timeless” is used literally.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
The frontman says that in recent years he’d “tried to get away from using the word ‘heart’ because that had been a touchstone for so many of our early records.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“Now,” I say again, letting the word roll deliciously on my tongue because it has been so long since I’ve thought of now, since I haven’t been haunted by the past or dreading the future.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
