words

Example Sentences

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And in an age when many steamboats, cheaply built and poorly maintained, did, in the words of one contemporary, “a wholesale business in human slaughter,” Vanderbilt never lost a ship to fire, explosion or shipwreck.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

It is words Rangers fans have heard for a while now.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

In other words, they are neither purely bosons nor purely fermions.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

For Esmeralda, her father was a man who “made amazing corn tortillas,” tucked her in at night and always offered words of encouragement.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

“It’s not always easy to find the words that define our thoughts, good or bad. It’s a process.”

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam