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 for comment, a White House official said Trump has a great partnership with Netanyahu and Israel, but added: “No country or leader pressures President Trump to do anything.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026

Asked why he left, he said he was "scared" and "shocked".

From BBC • 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 if he had been brushing up on his German, Ebright shot back, “I don’t expect to have to have any knowledge of the language.”

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown