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Example Sentences
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That’s almost word for word the same explanation Sarah Sanders gave when she left Trump’s first administration.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Translated word for word, they become something parseable only by a bilingual transportation engineer, not by the people the projects are supposed to serve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 28, 2026
It is why I chose to read it out, word for word, to the chancellor – scrutinising their promises on your behalf.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
Other times he would stop in the middle of a conversation and make me repeat everything said in the last few minutes, word for word.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
