Example Sentences

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Asked whether that means he’ll return regularly, he replies, “That the theory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

Asked if he has entered the World Cup with added impetus, Bellingham smiled as he replied: "A little bit - I think I've got a little bit of a chip on my shoulder, haven't I?"

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Asked by an interviewer which policies he would change as governor, he named none.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

Asked by Parr if he has a team of people to help with his trading, he responded: “Just me.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 17, 2026

Asked Slant, did he know what it—what it was?

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson