Example Sentences

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By 15 she was ironing shirts by day while going to night school to get her GED.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2022

I was listening to NPR as I was ironing my shirt when I heard the first news about an airplane slamming into one of the Twin Towers in New York.

From Slate • Sep. 10, 2021

My mom used to listen to Hank Williams while she was ironing.

From The Guardian • Jun. 27, 2013

Hagan, the lawmaker, said he was ironing a shirt for a New Year’s Eve party when the quake hit and he thought his son had fallen down the stairs.

From BusinessWeek • Jan. 4, 2012

The next day, around three in the afternoon, I was ironing a shirt in the kitchen when there was another knock at the door.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt