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Example Sentences

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The night will be filled with drama beyond the silver screen as Hollywood’s biggest stars gather at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre to honor, um, themselves.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Today: The number claiming Social Security is … um … 70.2 million.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 24, 2026

“Particularly when you have people offering up some, um, trolling info.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

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 • Jan. 11, 2026

“Yeah, um, I wanted to talk to you about that,” Ray says.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko