written word
Example Sentences
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A: Power has always feared the written word, and above all, the written word that speaks the truth.
From Barron's • May 21, 2026
Even when we do take to the written word, it’s often to express opinions about the world, not to observe it.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025
I want voters to know that when I say transparency, consistency, and integrity are important characteristics to me, I mean that I will speak the truth in my written word, as well.
From Slate • Oct. 2, 2024
No written word nor spoken plea can teach our youth what they should be.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024
But the written word is a recent invention that has left no trace in our genome and must be laboriously acquired throughout childhood and beyond.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
