Example Sentences

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He must have recited the same facts 100 times.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2023

All the same, my father would have recited a few verses from the Quran about the importance of moderation, forgiveness and reconciliation.

From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022

Instead he might have recited some of her statements that have turned out to be false, which our colleague Kim Strassel enumerated in a column the week before last.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 14, 2015

I would not have gone into any details; for instance, I would not have recited how many SS-18 ICBMs were aimed at how many U.S. missile sites or bomber bases.

From Slate • May 29, 2013

There were very few she could have recited all the way through.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan