Example Sentences

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“My sister was studiously following the evacuation orders the night of the Eaton Fire. The truth is that if these companies had done what they were supposed to do, Stacey would be alive today.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025

She wrote that the government seemed to be concealing key information from the court and shrouding data in this studiously ambiguous language.

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2025

Vladimir Putin, who studiously avoided naming Navalny while he was alive, briefly referred to him a month after his death by stating that a person passing was "always a sad event".

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025

All the while, unlike most chief executives who have become the face of their brand, he has studiously avoided the spotlight.

From New York Times • Jun. 15, 2024

He'd always offered up his portfolio, and I'd studiously avoided it.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda