have words
Example Sentences
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I didn’t have words for it then, but I was broken.
From Slate • Jan. 11, 2026
“You may not have words for what you’re going through,” she said.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
Religious folks have words for such spasmodic departures from the everyday, like beatitude, nirvana, ecstasy.
From Salon • Oct. 19, 2025
Ms Pinder said of her breastfeeding experience: "It was so painful, I couldn't get him on. I don't have words to describe the pain, it was so bad."
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
What makes us most different is that we are far more clever than even the cleverest chimp, and we have words.
From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall
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