Example Sentences
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Pauses can lead to penalties, from lost pay to lost jobs.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 14, 2022
Pauses or not, she wants fans to absorb the album all at once, refusing to release any singles or previews before it hits the shelves this weekend.
From BBC • May 5, 2022
Pauses and delays of in-person teaching can shape the outcome.
From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2020
Pauses and longueurs can be effective, particularly in a setting where a measure of tedium comes with the wide-open terrain, but the deliberation of the pacing is not warranted by the film’s thin, circuitous story.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2017
Pauses or parentheses may change the flow of meaning—but they also, often more importantly, change the flow of sound.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
