Example Sentences

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But in a subsequent post-match interview he accepted that he should not have ordered his team off the field and he had reacted "in the heat of the moment".

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

He reportedly told the Times that he had "reacted impulsively" and quickly deleted the comments, as they did not reflect his values.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

Perhaps all this helps explain why, as of Friday morning, more than 85,000 people had reacted to UnitedHealthcare’s solemn Facebook statement about Thompson’s death with a laugh emoji.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Yet European leaders seemed to also sense how slowly they had reacted to the new realities.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2024

I nearly said, ‘Theory number one, being disproved,’ but remembered how Mum had reacted to theory number eight.

From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd