Example Sentences

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“It’s not a romance, it’s a love story,” she immediately corrects him.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026

As the market corrects its math, the quality names should outperform.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

"After 160 years of getting it wrong, this paper corrects this very important feature based not on guesswork, but on empirical evidence."

From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2026

“Now I have them all written down on a website. Or if my mom corrects me for something that I’m saying in Spanish, I now listen.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

“Ay, I’m being honest. My thing is, girls usually date boys who are like their daddies, and I ain’t gon’ lie, when I saw that white—Chris,” he corrects, and I smile.

From "The Hate U Give" by Angie Thomas