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
It’s here that I notice something fascinating: A number of the people replying to Choudhury’s posts indicate that they’re queer in their profiles.
From Salon • Apr. 12, 2026
Dame Shirley Bassey has revealed she will no longer be replying to fan mail - after having hand surgery.
From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026
In 2025, replying to AFP's question, Putin said he did "not even wish to discuss" the idea Israel might assassinate Iran's Khamenei.
From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026
I calculated the consequences of replying “Four Hundred Pound,” and finding them against me, went as near the answer as I could—which was somewhere about eightpence off.
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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