Example Sentences

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They started a petition that attracted more than 3,000 signatures, and their fans kept replying to Hidden Valley posts with an image of the duo as “My Ranchbassador.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“No, don’t worry,” she remembers the woman replying.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Kathy Griffin chimed in, replying to Fox: “You’re a helluva ghost.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

When he again said no, Weetman was described as replying "what about my dough?" - although Jackson told the jury there were no direct threats.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

“Miss Smith!—message to Miss Smith!—What could she possibly mean!”—And he repeated her words with such assurance of accent, such boastful pretence of amazement, that she could not help replying with quickness,

From "Emma" by Jane Austen