Examples of oft in a Sentence
as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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Puked, out-duked and oft rebuked this holy day’s unholy hat trick.
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Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was born into a tumultuous family oft engaged in power struggles.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
No, arguably the most unnerving and oft ignored element of a once-in-a-generation encroaching wildfire is, in fact, the sound.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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Emily St. Martin, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
George Plantagenet, Duke of Clarence, was born into a tumultuous family oft engaged in power struggles.
—Sarah Holzmann, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
From Walgreens and Red Lobster to Big Lots and Family Dollar, hundreds of retail locations went dark as part of an ongoing, years-long trend oft attributed to the ongoing economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the prevalence of online shopping.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
No, arguably the most unnerving and oft ignored element of a once-in-a-generation encroaching wildfire is, in fact, the sound.
—Peter Kiefer, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oft. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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