Example Sentences

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He famously tweeted “SELL” in January 2023 before deleting his X account.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

While the tokens at large became tradeable, Sun said World Liberty has blocked him from being able to sell a single one, and is now threatening to "burn" his - deleting them entirely.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

It would mean deleting your delivery apps, making phone calls to other humans, leaving the house and going shopping in person.

From Salon • Apr. 13, 2026

Places left and right — colleges, cities, classrooms, even states that mark Chávez’s birthday as a holiday — are now deleting his name and image from the public sphere.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

He wrote for a long time, and I imagined him typing and deleting, typing and deleting.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green