harbored
Example Sentences
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“If you harbored sock-puppet fears,” he wrote after Warsh’s debut press conference, “they should be largely gone.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
This confirms fears that Iran has harbored for weeks or months.
From Barron's ● Feb. 28, 2026
After watching Mason’s interview with Madden, Rice says in the film, “I always harbored a suspicion that maybe it was a false confession, but that’s not a false confession.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 14, 2026
What was so broken that I harbored such overwhelming envy?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025
There was a tilt to his head, a narrowing of his eyes, that meant he still harbored hope.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
