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sentences

  • plural
    of sentence.
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.
  • present tense form
    of sentence (3rd person singular).
    sentence
    noun
    a grammatical unit of one or more words that expresses an independent statement, question, request, command, exclamation, etc., and that typically has a subject as well as a predicate, as in John is here. or Is John here? In print or writing, a sentence typically begins with a capital letter and ends with appropriate punctuation; in speech it displays recognizable, communicative intonation patterns and is often marked by preceding and following pauses.

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Carrick remained relaxed and polite but, without hesitation, answers reduced from their previously expanded form to single sentences, questions were asked in response to questions.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Everything else, beyond copy-and-pasting sentences directly from an LLM into your manuscript, is a gray area.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026

That is the argument, delivered in full sentences, on the record, to a reporter, by the people it benefits.

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026

Short sentences matter-of-factly describe objects in each room—a chair, a table, a lamp—but when the ghost from the cover reappears, its presence goes unremarked upon.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

People kept calling out edits, word changes, criticisms of each other’s sentences.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin