was

Example Sentences

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"He WAS internationally known and he DID rock the microphone," comedian Dane Cook wrote on X.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

On Monday night, Marie Allen, a 35-year-old studying to be a substance-abuse counselor, stood with a friend near the shooting site holding a sign that read, “IT WAS MURDER.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

But most importantly, in her opinion, “He WAS love.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

I WAS 9 years old when I knew I would be an architect.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2024

SO HE WAS, three days later, thinner, paler, and not a whit daunted by his two months in a concrete cell.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom