Example Sentences
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I asked her if she would initial my wrist, and I got it tattooed the same night.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He didn’t have skeletons just in his closet; he had one tattooed on his chest.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Olympic hockey team’s win over the Soviets in 1980—is a triumph tattooed on the national memory, though the memory frequently forgets that the game wasn’t shown until three hours after the puck dropped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
It’s a strange request, but Aaron plays along until Hank asks about the word “diablo” tattooed by Aaron’s eyebrow, a piece of ink Aaron makes explicitly clear he does not want to discuss.
From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026
Hideo murmurs, running one of his hands along the length of my tattooed arm.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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