Example Sentences

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In 2003, he received a Mentioned in Despatches medal for exceptional gallantry after he rescued colleagues in his Delta Company who had become surrounded by enemy forces at Al Yahudia, Iraq.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2021

Mentioned just as frequently in conversations about "Reservation Dogs" is the concept of representation, a term slung across the shoulders of any pop culture "first."

From Salon • Sep. 21, 2021

Mentioned absolutely nowhere is Gen X. I get it we’re middle-aged cranks and nobody wants us, but if there’s an era of design that the new logo is channeling, it’s the ’80s.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2021

Mentioned above, calling out a fellow player’s pace of play is taboo.

From Golf Digest • Oct. 18, 2019

Mentioned in Carver's Travels and other early narratives.

From The Makers of Canada: Index and Dictionary of Canadian History by Various