Example Sentences

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The home’s interiors were, according to information shared with Realtor.com, designed entirely by Hadid and elegantly blend “historic character with bright, functional, and modern finishes.”

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

In the conversation, which took place in mid-August or later, Villanueva said that the mayor’s office had asked for “refinements,” but he did not say what they were, according to Hudley Hayes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

But soon, the site started “putting ‘content’ articles into everyone’s feed,” flooding the site with articles that were, according to Starr, “just dreck, gossipy-rag articles about Hollywood figures.”

From Slate • Feb. 2, 2024

The French authorities said it would not be possible to transport them to the UK, and the costs involved in a shipment back to Syria were, according to Nada, too high to contemplate.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2024

They were, according to the book, disowned by their families, snubbed by their friends and ostracized from every society.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou