replying
Example Sentences
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“No, don’t worry,” she remembers the woman replying.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
Kathy Griffin chimed in, replying to Fox: “You’re a helluva ghost.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Text messages recovered from her phone showed Sanomi pledging his "loyalty and commitment", and agreeing to collect Louis Vuitton hat boxes, replying: "Yes Your Excellency consider this done".
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
The airline’s social-media team—famed for their viral, cheeky content—was quick to capitalize, replying to a post about an X outage in the U.S. with a suggestion that Musk himself might need Wi-Fi.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 21, 2026
Instead of replying, William Maynard finished the rest of his water.
From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson
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