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Example Sentences
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He couldn't be here because, um, we're getting a bearded dragon, and he went to a reptile expo in New Jersey.
From BBC
Between December 25 and 26, attacks on the villages of Um Baru and Kernoi near Sudan's western border with Chad displaced more than 7,000 people, according to the International Organization for Migration.
From Barron's
Asked later if it felt like a backward pass, Darnold had a half-smile and said, “Um, yeah. It felt like I threw it kind of right on the side. I’m glad Charbs picked it up, and that turned out to be a game-changing play.”
From Los Angeles Times
It’s this kind of, um, progress that Vernova is riding.
From Barron's
“This conduct constitutes a clear violation of University policy, and UM maintains zero tolerance for such behavior,” Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel said in a statement.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
