Example Sentences
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"Absolutely incredible," purred Italy's inspirational captain Michele Lamaro.
From Barron's ● Feb. 7, 2026
Green-winged Inca jays, with yellow bellies and black-and-blue faces, fluttered and squawked in nearby branches, and a dazzling array of hummingbirds purred and thumped, jostling for space at assorted feeders.
From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2023
Two black kittens, tucked in the folds of my skirt, purred as I untangled their matted fur.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2022
When then-Prime Minister David Cameron telephoned the Queen with the results, he divulged that she "purred down the line" from Balmoral.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2022
I took him back to bed, and he purred under my chin and kneaded my shoulder.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
