replying

Example Sentences

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Even replying “STOP” to a smishing text can increase the number of scam messages you receive, because it confirms someone is actively using the phone number.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“No, don’t worry,” she remembers the woman replying.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Bondi did not face the survivors, instead replying: “I’m not going to get into the gutter with this woman doing theatrics.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Asked whether he might play a role himself, he looked around before repeatedly replying: "I don't know."

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

Instead of replying, William Maynard finished the rest of his water.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson