writes
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present tense formof write (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
writeverb (used with object)to trace or form (characters, letters, words, etc.) on the surface of some material, as with a pen, pencil, or other instrument or means; inscribe.
Example Sentences
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One user on RedNote writes, "He consistently views issues from the perspective of the vulnerable, attributes personal stress to macro-level causes, and encourages people to actively engage with life - it's truly wonderful."
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
And some go so far as to see it as a philosophical allegory “structured by a hermetic geometry,” writes Mr. Campbell, “that draws on Platonic thought.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Eventually, however, he writes that he realized the writers just needed a way to foist him off the show.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
A man who has been to almost every country on earth, Mr. Theroux writes, remarkably, that he “never felt safer than when I traveled in Canada.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
At the end of the lunch period, Michelle tells him I’m hiding in the girls’ bathroom, so he writes me a note.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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