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Example Sentences
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We wouldn’t have done that 15 years ago because you couldn’t have texted and gotten a hold of everybody on the team so immediately to ask them to change their socks.
From Los Angeles Times
The Sheriff’s Department’s statement said it “holds its personnel to highest standards and when there is evidence of criminal misconduct or violations of Department policy, individuals are held accountable.”
From Los Angeles Times
Commenting on the Fed chair, the global central bankers said in their joint statement: "To us, he is a respected colleague who is held in the highest regard by all who have worked with him."
From BBC
The rate spiked during the pandemic, as households held back spending when businesses closed.
“To us, he is a respected colleague who is held in the highest regard by all who have worked with him.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
