they've
Americancontraction
Usage
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Example Sentences
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After receiving her payout in November 2025, she told the BBC: "At last, after 26 years, they've recognised justice," adding it was a "pity they took so long".
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
What is something that they’ve told you or even something you observed in that time that really spoke to you about what they’re going through on the day to day in these jobs?
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
“And so now, you’re trying to let everybody know, unfortunately, there are still good people there, but they’ve been redirected.”
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
The NBA has had extremely tall players before—here, I’m talking 7-foot-4 and up, Dubai skyscraper range—but usually they’ve handled the basketball like a toaster in the bathtub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
There are hunters in the woods and they heard us move and they’ve mistaken us for deer or pheasant.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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