Example Sentences

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“Although our event management staff and security had rehearsed postgame procedures to protect the visiting team and officials, we clearly must do better,” Currie said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

When they were asked to “put on these sequined Prada suits and walk back and forth onstage for about five minutes” instead of doing the ice-skating routine they had rehearsed, the brothers declined.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2023

The finalists had rehearsed for a spell-off, she said, and knew it was a possibility.

From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022

She had performed at several holiday concerts and had rehearsed with a musician who had tested positive, so she wanted to make sure she was in the clear.

From New York Times • Jan. 14, 2022

The investigators noticed, however, that the stories told by Rose and Joe were almost verbatim, as if they had rehearsed them.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann