Example Sentences

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Then, as now, citizens were wondering why the drone was not shot down, although Romania approved a law in 2025 allowing it to do so.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

“We were getting a lot of questions and anxiety from people who did understand science-based recommendations but were wondering, ‘Am I still going to be able to go get my shot?’”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

"We were wondering whether that could be avoided."

From Science Daily • Jan. 24, 2026

Plato and Hegel, in case you were wondering.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Twelve were wondering when they would eat; four were worried about how long it would be before they could get a drink of water.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg