verbs

Example Sentences

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"I had prepared a lesson on imperative verbs," Piantino, who also works as a teacher with other players and coaches from Brazil and abroad, recalled.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

According to the researchers, using mental verbs to describe AI can create a false impression.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026

The verbs for mattering, importer and compter, have no etymological link to matière.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Nouns and verbs occasionally do not match in tense.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

And today she was reviewing a bunch of verbs I’d already memorized, so I found my attention drifting almost immediately.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline