Example Sentences

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From there, activists could demand almost whatever they want: action on climate change, an end to mass surveillance and ICE raids, or an equitable health system that heals instead of mangles.

From Salon • Dec. 11, 2025

If he mangles the facts or ignores them altogether, which he does often, Seales said there are other news sites and sources where viewers can fact-check him.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2024

The radiation inflicts photochemical damage that mangles nucleic acids—inactivating pathogenic viruses and bacteria, although not necessarily killing them.

From Scientific American • Nov. 22, 2022

Franco will have to work to “build out” his accent, but he’ll get bonus points from us if he mangles the ‘r’ in ¡compañero! — a.k.a. “comrade” in Cuban.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 8, 2022

One Shaker community manufactures washing-machines and mangles on a large scale, and another makes staves for molasses hogsheads.

From The Communistic Societies of the United States From Personal Visit and Observation by Nordhoff, Charles