Example Sentences

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Quoted by the Guardian newspaper, Mr Akem explained that rescue efforts have been hampered by a blocked road connecting the affected Yambali village and the capital.

From BBC • May 24, 2024

Quoted in Italian newspaper Gazzetta Dello Sport on Monday, Dybala spoke of the “sacrifice” he made to get healthy again after the pre-tournament injury.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

Quoted in an article that dissected the collapse for Medium’s Marker publication this year, an Ample Hills co-founder, Brian Smith, called the business “a runaway train of raising and raising and growth and growth.”

From New York Times • Aug. 13, 2021

Quoted in more than a few college application essays, Stephen Chbosky’s 1999 novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is a moving and heartfelt portrait of teens suffering the indignities of high school.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2019

Quoted by Mrs. Nixon in a paper before the Conference of Women Workers in England, 1904.

From Euthenics, the science of controllable environment a plea for better living conditions as a first step toward higher human efficiency by Richards, Ellen H.