Example Sentences

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The latter—that is, copping to your true values—is antithetical to the hoary journalistic principle of objectivity.

From Slate • May 9, 2017

A teenage boy is copping a serve from his coach about his inability to kick straight.

From The Guardian • Jun. 8, 2016

I enjoy the surprise and the excitement of a present and I feel like my SO is copping out.

From Slate • Jan. 6, 2014