Example Sentences

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So I am extending so I do have a good amount of counter space.

From Salon • Jun. 8, 2022

“Tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties – Democrats and Republicans – to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed,” he said.

From The Guardian • Jan. 31, 2018

So tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties –- Democrats and Republicans – to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2018

So tonight, I am extending an open hand to work with members of both parties — Democrats and Republicans — to protect our citizens of every background, color, religion, and creed.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2018

All the high are exclusively with me, and I am extending my lines among the foreign missions—Austrian, Brazilian, &c.

From Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I by Downey, Edmund