weren't
Americancontraction
Usage
See contraction.
Example Sentences
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“At least they’re here in this community and they weren’t forced to leave,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
"Together, these complementary observations allow us to test competing models of the first stars in ways that weren't previously possible."
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
On Chipotle’s final earnings call of 2025, CEO Scott Boatwright said younger customers weren’t defecting to another chain so much as returning to the grocery store.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Many of the students on campus now weren’t enrolled at the time of the alleged rape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
There weren’t many repair problems he hadn’t encountered.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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