Example Sentences

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"The next morning, it was clear that Maxwell had conferred with her royal chum because she told me: 'You did well. The prince had fun.'"

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2025

Until then, the specter of a possible German atomic bomb had conferred a sense of urgency and a veneer of moral legitimacy on what many scientists otherwise recognized as a profoundly unethical undertaking.

From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025

The parties to Friday’s proposal said they had conferred since then and reached the terms of the proposed agreement.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2022

It’s not clear what changed, but messages from late July show Morani and other defense officials had conferred and would support the Plasma Technologies project.

From Washington Times • Nov. 1, 2020

It was announced that the battle would be called the Battle of the Windmill, and that Napoleon had created a new decoration, the Order of the Green Banner, which he had conferred upon himself.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell