Example Sentences

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Remarking on Anne’s insistence on her own point of view, Ms. Pick-Goslar’s mother observed that “God knows everything, but Anne knows better.”

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2022

Remarking how his mother “wasn’t like the other mothers I knew growing up,” he praised her work ethic and ability to reinvent herself, while also calling her the most fearless woman he’s ever known.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2022

Remarking on the ultra-skinny women Rachel sees around Los Angeles, Broder writes, “They appeared to be protected — cocooned by an absence of flesh — from judgment, hurt or shame.”

From New York Times • Feb. 2, 2021

Remarking that "this is game day," Scott warned people to stay off beaches up and down Florida's Atlantic coastline Thursday, adding that "no one needs to be on the beach doing anything."

From US News • Oct. 6, 2016

Remarking to her that Captain Wood Martin kept his grounds locked up very carefully; enquired what should happen if we drew ashore and landed on his tabooed domain.

From The Letters of "Norah" on Her Tour Through Ireland by McDougall, Margaret Moran Dixon