shall

Example Sentences

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She claims that she and Charlie often spoke not just of politics but of more intimate matters, including shared, shall we say, spiritual capabilities—third eye, astral projecting, that kind of thing.

From Slate

It was probably Leah who suggested, “Shall Mr. Clark now ask questions?”

From Literature

“Shall I go, or stay?” he asked.

From Literature

“Tell me, shall I go, or stay?” he asked.

From Literature

Looking over the wooded slopes where seven thousand men had lost their lives, President Lincoln gave a 272-word speech that honored America’s soldiers and echoed through the ages, “these dead shall not have died in vain— that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom—and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

From Literature