Example Sentences

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It asked for a tracking reference, and after I had typed that in, it told me that my parcel had been delivered.

From BBC • Nov. 2, 2025

An officer showed Diaz his phone, where he had typed a question: What country are you from?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

“I had typed six pages when I was caught, so I effectively got one year for every page,” she told The Atlantic in 1994.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Pinned to the door was a note that the host, Ines, had typed in English.

From Washington Post • Feb. 17, 2022

With the deadline for the next day’s paper looming, Bagdikian grabbed the articles the reporters had typed up and jumped on the back of a copy editor’s motorcycle.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin