verbs
Example Sentences
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They focused on how frequently mental verbs such as "learns," "means," and "knows" were used alongside terms like AI and ChatGPT.
From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2026
There are currently 184 verbs on the company’s official list.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
Nouns and verbs occasionally do not match in tense.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
Gorsuch argues that Congress used present-tense verbs in one sliver of the ADA, which implies that Congress was only protecting people who were actively seeking or holding a job, not retirees.
From Slate • Jun. 20, 2025
The last example shows that verbs can be drained of life when they are turned into adjectives, too, as when contribute becomes contributive to or aspire becomes on the aspirational level.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
