Example Sentences

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“I knew we were coming together for this work that was blending the secular and the sacred.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 9, 2024

One of the choices that you made in your translation was blending what you acknowledge are “archaic or underknown words” with slang like swole or thirsty.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2020

As he was blending fruits and greens at home in Rosslyn one morning, he thought about what he wanted to do with his life.

From Washington Post • Dec. 31, 2019

He was blending in; he found the language and the daily deception easy, though there were behavioural subtleties that were harder to conquer.

From The Guardian • Feb. 11, 2017

I stammered nervously as I introduced him to Mother, who was blending bergamot and ylang-ylang, clicking her fingers to test the proportions.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover