Example Sentences

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After the queen mentions she had given up hope for reuniting with “both of them,” Man-At-Arms replies “perhaps one day she’ll come back to us too.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

“Noooo,” Sen. Thom Tillis said in his North Carolina drawl when I asked if Trump had given him a pair.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

"We were very happy to hear the news, we had given up hope," she said.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

When she spoke about the necklace her husband had given her in Shetland, her hurt was tangible in the room.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

Once, we’d teamed up to teach a group of Red Lake rez kids how to play Cherokee marbles out on the dock, and Trey had given me this look.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith