Example Sentences

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He was shaving, he said, but his hand shook so much that he kept cutting himself.

From New York Times • Mar. 7, 2024

“I woke up one morning and I was shaving, and I said to myself, ‘You’re fooling yourself.

From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2023

"That's the reason I was shaving on the train."

From Salon • Aug. 29, 2021

As he explained: "My life is all screwed up. That's the reason I was shaving on the train."

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2018

I was shaving and staring hard in the mirror, which was warped and gave my face the shape of an unshelled peanut.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos