didn't
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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The client’s tax returns also didn’t show evidence of the cash flow they claimed they had, one of the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
The official trailer for the film adaptation of the African fantasy novel “Children of Blood and Bone” is making a splash online, and the director just revealed that she almost didn’t make the film.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
You didn't even know anyone at that school.
From Barron's ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I am fortunate to have survived a stage four diagnosis when so many of my friends and patients I met along the way didn't make it," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Gertie’s father tried to send her away, but it didn’t work.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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