they'll
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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Treat it like a brilliant colleague who has read everything and understands nothing—useful precisely because they’re different from you, not because they’ll agree with you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
If it doesn’t, they’ll be heading home for another long summer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026
But it has devolved into the worst sort of public spectacle; reporters sucking up to politicians and celebrities for greater access — a chance to be part of a crowd they’ll never join.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
Far more workers also think they’ll be able to gradually phase into retirement than the number of retirees who successfully did this.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026
Annie said that maybe they could put a telephone in later, but I don’t know how they’ll be able to open up the time capsule after Cleopatra’s Needle is standing on top of it!
From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman
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