Example Sentences

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For Natalia Nikolaeva, a 23-year-old painter, it is especially regrettable that the bans will complicate communication with older people.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

Even so, the U.S. play for Venezuela will complicate the group’s effort to manage the market as vast reserves fall under U.S. control and out of OPEC’s orbit, the delegates said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

Maybe because I’m a Black woman, so my presence or my identity for some people will complicate the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025

“This will also mean cheaper petrol for Nigerians since importation costs have been removed. My hope is also that Dangote refinery deal with us directly without middlemen who will complicate things.”

From BBC • Jul. 21, 2024

"That will complicate the diplomatic business," said Ducorneau; "we shall have to go so often to obtain his signature."

From The Queen's Necklace by Dumas père, Alexandre