Example Sentences

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And, look, the sticky substance phenomenon was altering the way the game was being played on the field.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 15, 2023

Brooks’ arguments are so similar to Bruni’s that the hardest part of writing that column was altering the phrasing to avoid outright plagiarism.

From Salon • Sep. 27, 2019

Surely there was an innocent explanation for why the White House seamstress was altering Mrs. Roosevelt’s old dresses for her friend Hick.

From Washington Post • Sep. 22, 2016

Dunn filed a whistleblower lawsuit, alleging that the bar was altering records to conceal a backlog in complaints against attorneys.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2016

We would stay up all night gabbing, sometimes while Rosa pinned wedding dresses on me that she was altering for work.

From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose