Example Sentences

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Marl-Brock had been telling others and that was "the catalyst" for what happened later.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

What I could say for sure is that it was about half an hour slower than ChatGPT had been telling me that I could run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

For years voters in swing states had been telling pollsters that the economy and inflation were their top issues.

From Salon • Sep. 10, 2024

He said his father told him he had been "telling the truth".

From BBC • Sep. 3, 2024

I had been telling how in 1963, I was trying to cope with the white newspaper, radio, and television reporters who were determined to defeat Mr. Muhammad’s teachings.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey