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Example Sentences
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But surveying the coverage, I can’t help but notice that their hearts just aren’t in it these days, and that your grandpa’s favorite talking heads would rather discuss, um, another hot topic.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
At one point in the more than two hours of tapes released on Monday, Biden tells the ghostwriter: "The next thing I have here is, um, this is classified."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A test for Mr. Pelley will be whether he dines out for the rest of his life on the, um, puffed-up version of his firing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
Do you really believe the Lakers want him back when they will have the cap space to trade for a player like, um, Antetokounmpo?
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
“Oh, um, a place where they do experiments with biotechnology. Making the world a better place through science and all that,” Coal said.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
