Example Sentences
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Eventually, he was able to save enough money to buy his freedom and send for his son, Rufus M. Burgess, and purchase a home.
From Los Angeles Times
On Tuesday, Republicans in the Texas Legislature passed a motion asking that “the sergeant at arms, or officers appointed by him, send for all absentees … under warrant of arrest if necessary.”
From Los Angeles Times
Their parents were encouraged to send for them by President Biden’s more welcoming approach to immigration.
From New York Times
“What if something happens to my daughter,” Cortez said, “and there was nobody to send for her?”
From Washington Times
If you like this easy-to-make recipe and would love to see more like it, you can get a copy by sending for my pamphlet “Heloise’s Main Dishes and More.”
From Washington Post
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