Example Sentences

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“That’s Ronny Jackson of Texas,” Trump said, as if he was crediting a fellow performer on stage.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024

Fancy terminology notwithstanding, Bannon was crediting the president with something that’s scarcely revolutionary.

From Washington Post • Sep. 11, 2017

“You guys made the best pick in the draft and I’m going to make you proud,” Clausen said on a conference call, sounding so giddy and relieved that he was crediting reporters.

From New York Times • Apr. 24, 2010

Henry Kissinger once complained that the Pentagon was crediting its long-range cruise missile with being a cure for everything but the common cold.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was crediting me with a sportsmanlike reluctance to steal a march on my friends.

From Aliens by McFee, William