Example Sentences

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The city is so synonymous with overtourism that some travelers have sworn off it completely—yet even amid cruise ship bans and entry fees for day-trippers, crowds keep coming.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

When Les Bleus appeared, you'd have sworn we were in Paris.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

“The Constitution,” he declared, “does not tolerate willful disobedience of judicial orders—especially by officials of a coordinate branch who have sworn an oath to uphold it.”

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2025

In just a handful of minutes, our stories had established an intimacy and trust I would have sworn Zoom was incapable of supporting.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

Emma could have sworn she felt the crooked heart against her palm, even though it was just a Sharpie drawing on plastic and perfectly flat.

From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix