Example Sentences

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But as he encouraged his charges to speak truth to power, he might have been ruing his own advice.

From Washington Post • Nov. 20, 2015

While the centre-forward looked committed in that phase of the match, Tottenham might have been ruing the unavailability of Peter Crouch, banned after his red card in the first match.

From The Guardian • Apr. 13, 2011