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Example Sentences
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And they are doing so with their usual brand of nonsense and … er … “alternative facts.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
There are things money can’t buy which, Tom $teyer — er, Steyer — is just the latest to discover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
A friendly game against, er, whoever, or a momentous day for the Scottish national team and the chosen ones bound for the States - same difference.
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
Twenty years later, with magazines on their last legs, Anna, er, Miranda, is already diminished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026
“So — er — d’you think it would be all right — I mean, will it be okay if I — if I go to Hogsmeade?”
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
