Example Sentences

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"I think that's why it speaks to people on such a primal level."

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A psychologist named Shoma Bose speaks with Varsha and concludes that the girl is channeling memories from a past life, when she lived in a poor Bengali fishing village.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

So that speaks to Shah Latif, the character, and his attention seeking.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Dahlia also speaks with Andrew Weissmann, law professor at New York University and a veteran federal prosecutor, about President Trump’s latest nomination for attorney general and the state of the $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

A clock ticks somewhere that I can’t see, nearly ten seconds passing before Mrs. Dannenberg speaks again.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse