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
She said: "How is that a response to not go out... to have words with these boys or arrest them?"
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
I don’t have words to describe what I felt that day, but now, sitting on the train, I am furious, nails digging into my palms, tears stinging my eyes.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
