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Example Sentences

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The night will be filled with drama beyond the silver screen as Hollywood’s biggest stars gather at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre to honor, um, themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Today: The number claiming Social Security is … um … 70.2 million.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

He couldn't be here because, um, we're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey.

From BBC • Jan. 11, 2026

Since the fourth-inning blast soared over the right-field roof, um, er, I’ll go with that one.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 27, 2025

“We already know the difference between this world and, um, the other one,” she said, as if that was supposed to make everything better.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix