wrote

American  

[roht] / roʊt /

verb

1. a simple past tense of write.

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wrote British  

/ rəʊt /

verb

1. the past tense of write

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Example Sentences

He profiled the region’s leaders, wrote about Saudi Arabia’s once-in-a-generation transformation, and showed how Gulf states were using their financial heft to project power globally.

From The Wall Street Journal

Rachel Reid wrote those words on her blog four months ago.

From BBC

“The alleged conduct involves private activity between adults that concluded more than six years ago,” his attorneys wrote in the application.

From The Wall Street Journal

"There is not a thing that Denmark can do about it," he wrote.

From BBC

"It would create a false sense of safety that would see children - but also the threats to them - migrate to other areas online," they wrote in a joint statement.

From BBC

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