Example Sentences

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Sora had no idea what was being said on their behalf or what officials were replying, and they were easy prey for systemic extortion, intimidation and fraud.

From Scientific American • Jan. 5, 2023

“Many accounts were replying to tweets with hashtags unrelated to the tweet they were responding to. Some accounts encouraged others to get the hashtags trending, and the trolls were successful on multiple occasions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2022

“When I first posted it, people were replying and engaging with it, so I kept doing it, and then it got a little carried away,” Soliday said.

From Slate • Jul. 9, 2019

We noticed that readers were replying to the column’s email newsletter with suggestions of stories we should write about.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2017

He was talking, and other voices were replying.

From Polly in New York by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth