Example Sentences

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"The increased movement of people and vehicles in and around the Chernobyl zone will have kicked up radioactive dust that's on the ground," Prof Corkhill said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2022

And I know this tireless scourge of the non-U will have kicked herself afterwards for saying “cutlery” instead of “knives and forks”.

From The Guardian • Mar. 29, 2018

By then maybe the old rhythms of U.S.-Japan trade disputes will have kicked in again and the two sides will reach for a face-saving denouement.

From Time Magazine Archive

We will have kicked the stuffing out of the bucket and wended our way up the golden stair.

From Frank Merriwell at Yale by Standish, Burt L.