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Example Sentences

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Finally, insofar as Kagan cited to legislative history, she did so only briefly and in a footnote.

From Slate • Mar. 4, 2026

Salieri may be a mediocrity, destined to be a footnote in the short yet indelible life of Mozart.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

I also did tasks like rolling through a Word document full of hyperlinks, converting each of them to a footnote.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026

Kavanaugh seemed to quietly walk back this language in a footnote of a Dec. 23 concurrence blocking President Trump from deploying the National Guard in Illinois.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

One day this whole Summerland fiasco will just be an interesting footnote in the story of my life.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland