English Sentences Focusing on Words and Their Word Families
The Word "Say" in Example Sentences
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237968	The management said that a wage increase was out of the question.	CK
240365	The noise of traffic prevented us from hearing what the man said.	CK
2583991	Tom is able to say "I can only speak French" in thirty languages.	CK
2957388	Tom isn't the kind of person who says one thing but does another.	CK
277215	We often hear it said that an earthquake may occur at any moment.	CM
249522	What puzzled us was that he said he would not attend the meeting.	CK
250323	Whatever you say about me, say it to my face, not behind my back.	CM
328484	You couldn't say that was a plan with any sense of reality to it.	fcbond
525839	"But three million is all I have," Dima said. "No more, no less."	FeuDRenais
497158	After a short visit, he suddenly stood up and said he was leaving.	NekoKanjya
289507	He said he was hungry, and then he added that he was also thirsty.	CM
73893	He said, "I will say nothing more, because I hate making excuses."	CM
2639625	If Tom said three hundred dollars, he meant three hundred dollars.	CK
603585	If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all.	darinmex
239003	It goes without saying that nothing is more important than health.	CM
281555	It is said that Japan is the greatest economic power in the world.	CM
18768	It is said that there will be a big earthquake in the near future.	spockofvulcan
992024	It's not an exaggeration to say that Mrs. Smith is addicted to TV.	CK
2722424	It's said that the Vikings discovered America before Columbus did.	CK
1847777	Many health specialists say that you should eat three meals a day.	CK
3158730	One of my neighbors called and said I left one of my windows open.	CK
310074	She said she had met with a traffic accident when she was sixteen.	CK
270540	The great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.	CK
323111	The other day he said to me, "I will lend you this book tomorrow."	CM
2956727	Tom finally mustered up the courage to say what needed to be said.	CK
2537088	Tom said he didn't think Mary wanted to be on the basketball team.	CK
3168350	What made Tom angry wasn't what you said, but the way you said it.	CK
269381	What the newspaper said about the weather has certainly come true.	CK
2662525	Would it be fair to say you have a problem controlling your anger?	CK
2639618	You always say that you'll take out the garbage, but you never do.	CK
35718	A party will be held next Saturday, that is to say, on August 25th.	CM
73602	Chizuko said, "A crane is supposed to live for one thousand years."	CM
1391695	Despite everything she said to me, I can't stop thinking about her.	CM
1064959	Does this sentence sound like something a native speaker would say?	CK
847207	He is apt to say atrocious things and to exaggerate his grievances.	Source_Benedict_1921
301955	He said that he would be elected and that he would become governor.	CK
2003100	I know I should have said something, but I didn't know what to say.	CK
1855214	It's not enough to just say you're going to vote. You need to vote.	CK
1347399	One Sunday morning George burst into the living room and said this.	CK
26138	Some people say that English politeness is, at bottom, really fear.	AMIKEMA
2537083	Some people say that you shouldn't go swimming right after you eat.	CK
879726	Sometimes they say, "I can't go to school today. I'll go tomorrow."	alexmarcelo
2639614	Tom cut Mary off before she could say anything about what happened.	CK
1094112	Tom felt like going home and left without saying goodbye to anyone.	CK
3150571	Tom said he would buy it, if I lowered the price by thirty dollars.	CK
1093033	Tom said that he thought Mary knew why John had become a policeman.	CK
3231288	Tom's mother said he'd ruin his eyes if he sat too close to the TV.	CK
847206	"The good die young" is an old saying which may or may not be true.	Source_Benedict_1921
681451	"You have to take all this medicine to get better," said the nurse.	Source_VOA
2247167	Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law.	CK