writing
Example Sentences
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Optimists claim that closure isn’t a certainty, that a final decision hasn’t been made, that the media is writing a premature obituary.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
I was house-sitting for him during the writing of all this.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
"We were putting together playlists, writing speeches," she said.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
For an artist like Lori, who works part-time at a Chinese food truck while painting and writing art criticism on the side, the job is both a dream and a nightmare.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
And I’ll fill up the rest of the pages in my purple writing notebook with poems, whether they’re any good or not.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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Vocabulary lists containing writing
Common Core Grades 7–8, List 1
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Common Core Grades 9–10, List 4
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Foundational Reading
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