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Example Sentences
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He said the same thing almost word for word to an “Entertainment Tonight” correspondent who took the news completely — almost dismissively? — in stride.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 2, 2026
That doesn’t mean your private chats about your colleague or spouse are going to show up word for word in someone else’s chat session a year or two from now.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025
"I sat down for 12 hours in one day, learning it word for word, note for note," he says.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
Second, and this is the part that I am the most astonished by — Maria Bartiromo seems to read the email out loud on TV almost word for word.
From Salon • Nov. 14, 2023
He turned even redder, like he was surprised I’d quoted him word for word.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
