Example Sentences

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When participants used their phones, they most often said they were reading news or browsing social media.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

Brilliant as his oral presentations were, reading his arguments on the page allows one more easily to grasp their internal logic and unity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026

When they weren't on computers, they were reading biographies to work out what factors made people successful.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

But once members realized that outsiders were reading their discussions, the groups shifted to private forums, often behind a paywall.

From Salon • Dec. 18, 2024

He talked to Rev. Pietri and Mr. Ward, mostly, but he took notes the whole time we were reading, and his photographer snapped a bunch of pictures.

From "Bronx Masquerade" by Nikki Grimes