Example Sentences

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Far from the handsome man she has pictured, he struts in with an “air of cheap assurance” and flashes his trinkets, reeking of cheap cologne, hair coated in bear grease.

From Slate • May 27, 2024

Over the years, there has been one thing the Bruins’ most disruptive defender has pictured that he would rather not.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2021

Fernandez, whose mother is Filipino Canadian and father is from Ecuador, said she has pictured this moment since she was a child.

From Washington Post • Sep. 8, 2021

The MLS Rookie of the Year has pictured this moment in his mind’s eye from the time he was 14, when he sat in the CenturyLink Field stands for Seattle’s first MLS game.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 2016

Victor Hugo has pictured the situation when he tells of the man whose feet are caught in the bed of bird-lime.

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