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Example Sentences

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"He says, 'Yes, yes, I'm fine Chris, please go.'"

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“I think that, yes, there was a kind of risk taken by the Iranians, but it doesn’t seem that Iran really wanted to be engaged in a full-scale confrontation with Israel,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Is there some cost to being the guy who says yes to absolutely everything?

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Renting a property is a hassle, and, yes, it can be expensive.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Some said it was a fluke—a tragedy, yes, but connected to nothing else.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell