Example Sentences

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The farmers—some former soldiers who had bled for the cause—sought debt forgiveness in the 1780s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The court heard how she stopped her younger brother from coming into the living room where she had given birth, telling him she had a heavy period and had bled on the floor.

From BBC • Jun. 23, 2023

Meanwhile, Goldberg's wife, a therapist who asked that her name not be published to protect their family's privacy, was hearing from a number of pregnant patients who had bled for weeks, but didn't understand why.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2023

When I began reporting this column, I thought the central question would be whether Haugen’s tactics had allowed her to control the story, and whether journalistic collaboration had bled into groupthink.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 24, 2021

Jam gazed at the floor, focusing on a small splatter of blue paint that looked as if the sky had bled and no one had cleaned it up in time.

From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi