Example Sentences

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Players have described the course as a stage because it can feel as if you’re being watched even when you’re alone.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Some applicants have described financial and personal fallout from prosecutions or investigations.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Some industry experts have described the NRC approach as “less prescriptive” than other rulemakings, and expect the regulations will be published in the Federal Register around November.

From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026

Better known for their colourful watches from the 1980s, AP Swatch have described the items as "a disruptive collaboration between two icons of Swiss watchmaking".

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Unlike others who have described their Catholic schooling, I do not remember the nuns or the priests to have been obsessed with sexual sins.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez