Example Sentences

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And I have been meaning to talk to you about your “Marvel Snap” addiction actually.

From New York Times • May 5, 2023

"These adjustments are especially useful in the spaces we use at nighttime," she says, adding, "The bulbs also come with a 'sun match' feature I have been meaning to try."

From Salon • Jul. 16, 2022

A couple of colleagues have been meaning to get me into it and now I'm hooked.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2020

I've enjoyed all the other Nolan movies and have been meaning to see it.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2017

“Mariam jan, I want to . . . About the things he said the other night—” “I have been meaning to talk to you about it.”

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini