a person
Example Sentences
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Under that law, a person can’t be prosecuted for two offenses “based upon the same act or criminal transaction.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
A deprivation order may be issued by a court when a person is convicted of animal welfare charges.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I know what months at sea does to a person even when the ship has hot chow and working plumbing,” Roland said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
ChatGPT gives some thoughts and a person wants to book it: We’re right there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Earlier that day, when Minna had called her son to say hello, he’d answered with a harried “Mom, what’s wrong?” as if Minna were a problem to be solved, not a person to be loved.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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