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AmericanUsage
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Example Sentences
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“Why’re you sitting all the way back here?”
From Literature
“I’m telling sightseers they can’t pass because it’s dangerous. But now down the highway comes a Weyerhaeuser truck with a load of logs. ‘If it’s really dangerous,’ says the tourist, ‘why’re they up there? If it’s safe for them, why isn’t it safe for us?’
From Literature
“And Jordan’s there with them and he can tell them why’re we’re running that play, what we’re looking for on that play and what we’re trying to accomplish.”
From Washington Times
“I’m just curious, was this man handcuffed and all that, you know why’re they doing all this to him,” said Martin, 51, who was sitting on a four-wheeler outside a home in the New Chicago neighborhood in North Memphis.
From Los Angeles Times
“Why’re you giving me that look?”
From Literature
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