Example Sentences

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The health ministry said the World Health Organization had explained that the Canary Islands were "the closest place with the necessary capabilities" medically.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

Siwa told the Guardian that Rourke had explained to her in private that he knew what he was doing and had been trying to get under her skin.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2025

Hannah Gurholt, the graduate student who has had some success with the drugs, wishes that her psychiatrists had explained the potential side effects more clearly.

From Salon • May 23, 2025

Ahead of her surgery McCall had explained how the tumour had been found by chance.

From BBC • Nov. 18, 2024

But by the time they were done, Jessie had explained her plan for the day: Value-added.

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies