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Example Sentences

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“I can’t even tell you the number of people that have approached me, just openly sobbing with happiness,” she said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“The fact that I was a bad boyfriend a decade ago, that’s something I’ve talked about openly at length for quite some time in multiple places,” he told Hayes on Thursday.

From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026

To live openly as an LGBTQ+ person in a hostile culture is to choose authenticity over safety, and truth over social reward.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

The Tigers' hierarchy was sick of a revolving door of head coaches, as were the players, who would openly criticise instability in interviews.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

Nobody has talked openly about Mom since the day we arrived, and I’ve been trying hard to avoid thinking about the giant hole in our family.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller