Washington

Example Sentences

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Washington: All right, let’s get into that conversation now.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

On Wednesday, a group of pooh-bahs from college sports—an industry with boundless self-regard but limited ability to agree on anything—met with our elected pooh-bahs in Washington, D.C., who proudly do that for a living.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Washington insists Tehran must turn over its near-weapons-grade enriched uranium, agree to curb its nuclear activities and reopen Hormuz.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

My hope is that after July 4, once we’ve seen how this Washington makeover ends, we can look at some bigger stories that have the same contours.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

“You don’t think that the point is that you are here in Washington, blocks from your family, but you are letting them think you’re still across an ocean?”

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse