Example Sentences

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Says Delgado Lopera, quoting Pedro Lemebel: “I could write with no tongue, like a newscaster on CNN, no accent and hold the salt,” Lemebel wrote.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

“You will have central transparency of all of the trading and quoting activity that’s occurring in the lit venues and dark pools around the world.”

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

We were tickled, then, to see another iteration of our favorite story appear in Politico amid Becerra’s rise: an anonymity-heavy piece quoting the politician’s former administration colleagues calling him a loser.

From Slate • May 9, 2026

When quoting from her diaries, she signals the textual change to the listener by softening her voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

I worry she might know my ability and my secret, and quoting Einstein will only make her more suspicious.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty