Example Sentences

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A friend reached out to Molly Duane, at the time a senior attorney at the Center for Reproductive Rights, who was representing dozens of women denied medical care under abortion bans.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

By mid-summer, Varidon was representing Alliance for Consumers Action Fund; Consumers’ Research; The Honest Election Project, an affiliate of The 85 Fund; as well as other Leo entities in 25 states.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Pollack—a partner at a small firm, Harris St. Laurent & Wechsler—put in a notice with the court that he was representing Maduro hours before the hearing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Again, certainly by pure coincidence, the two-time NBA All-Star was representing a team that was facing the Brewers in a high-stakes postseason game, this time Game 1 of the NL Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 14, 2025

Here is the difference between Brunelleschi’s studies and Masaccio’s painting: Brunelleschi was representing reality; Masaccio is representing an imaginary space.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton