Example Sentences

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Townsend recalled how he and Moses were both locked up in a high-security module designated for young Black men whom law enforcement had labeled as Bloods.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2025

He later said that X, formerly Twitter, had labeled the journal images as “sensitive content” and placed a “content warning” on his original tweet.

From Washington Times • Nov. 6, 2023

When contacted, a government spokesperson did not immediately say why it had labeled Manzi, the U.N.’s resident coordinator in Burkina Faso, as “persona non grata” and demanded that she leave on Friday.

From Reuters • Dec. 23, 2022

Some had labeled Lake Erie “dead” as the soaps fueled algae blooms that sapped oxygen and killed fish.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 17, 2022

So, since Emma was out of the room, and since nobody had labeled the jar as theirs, Jake popped open the top and gobbled down the jelly beans, one fistful at a time.

From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein