Example Sentences

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She said people who might not have known about her arts space had been messaging her about taking part.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025

The stranger had been messaging an AI chatbot programmed to respond like a therapist, and the chatbot had recommended several of my books.

From Salon • Feb. 25, 2023

Over the past 24 hours, he said, his friends had been messaging each other to explore their options and consulting Telegram channels where people share information about the conditions at Russian airports and border crossings.

From New York Times • Sep. 22, 2022

The mother then found that O’Connor had been messaging with her daughter.

From Fox News • Oct. 26, 2021

Vega had been messaging me every few minutes, but I had been ignoring him.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore