Examples of oft in a Sentence
as I have oft said, you need to look before you leap
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Indeed, the drawbacks of these machines for the wrist—their reliance on a human being as an energy source, their lack of uniformity within identical reference numbers, even their oft-finicky nature—are what gives them their considerable charm.
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
That’s the conclusion of Megan McArdle, an oft-Trump-critic, libertarian-minded Washington Post columnist.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Siegfried, Roy, and audiences were dazzled by him — a captivating performer with an ambiguous and oft-changing backstory.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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Oren Hartov, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2025
That’s the conclusion of Megan McArdle, an oft-Trump-critic, libertarian-minded Washington Post columnist.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025
His most recent movie, Licorice Pizza, was an oft-gorgeous but almost myopic look at a Hollywood of yesteryear.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2025
Siegfried, Roy, and audiences were dazzled by him — a captivating performer with an ambiguous and oft-changing backstory.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2025
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“Oft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oft. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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