Example Sentences

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He would later insist he had not wanted to hit Harvey, and had "worded it out wrong".

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

Jim supposed he had worded his communication imperfectly.

From Trevlyn Hold by Wood, Mrs. Henry

If he had worded his interrogation differently, I should have been sorely puzzled to answer it; as it is, in the form his question takes, I find a loop-hole of escape.

From Nancy by Broughton, Rhoda

It had indeed acted as a talisman, as a "charm" to stand between him and the most deadly of peril, as her aspiration had worded it.

From The Sign of the Spider by Mitford, Bertram

I had no doubt that Alison had thought of this and had worded his resolution with a view to its publication.

From The Great Miss Driver by Hope, Anthony