How to Use say what in a Sentence

say what

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  • Jail records do not say what crimes he has been charged with.
    Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The records don’t say what the office plans to do with the lists of names.
    Lisa Song, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Neither the league nor the union would say what that threshold is.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Neither the league nor the union would say what that threshold is.
    Doug Feinberg, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Police did not say what type of tools were used to subdue him.
    Wcco Staff, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Williams declined to say what type of weapon the suspect had.
    Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Police didn’t say what was in the video of the middle school.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • The Bad Tom team didn't say what led to the closure in the post.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Use June to pitch that idea, write the proposal, and say what needs to be said.
    Meghan Rose, Glamour, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Comeaux did not identify the suspect or say what he was wanted for.
    Steven Rosenbaum, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • City officials did not say what caused the crash or if whether anyone was injured.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Police did not publicly say what led them to believe the man’s death was a homicide.
    Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 7 Mar. 2026
  • The district did not say what teacher made the comments or what those comments were.
    Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The sheriff’s department didn’t say what the suspects were charged with.
    Maura Murphy, NBC news, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Yeah, there was a time not that long ago when actors were supposed to say what was written and handed to them.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Authorities didn’t say what led them to stop the man but confirmed he was released.
    Jacques Billeaud, Fortune, 16 Feb. 2026
  • But the message did not say what happened or if any students faced punishment .
    Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
  • During a brief interview, Flores did not say what type of work her boyfriend did.
    Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Authorities didn’t say what led them to stop the man but confirmed he was released.
    ABC News, 14 Feb. 2026
  • Authorities didn’t say what led them to stop the man but confirmed he was released.
    ABC News, 15 Feb. 2026
  • The sheriff's office did not say what led to the boat becoming capsized.
    Tim Fang, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • Didn't ever come to the American people on this war of choice and say what our goals are.
    CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
  • Organizers say what will be added to the City Hall hub soon is more bike racks.
    Dave Carlin, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
  • Department officials did not say what charges the man was accused of.
    Katie Langford, Denver Post, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Police did not say what floor the man was on or if any other people were inside the building at the time.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Forget about the fact that anyone in Gaza who doesn’t say what Hamas tells them to say risks their lives.
    Jeff Robbins, Oc Register, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Police did not disclose a motive or say what led to the fatal vehicle strike.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The department did not say what his blood alcohol content was at the time of his arrest.
    Austen Erblat, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The bravest thing a leader can do right now is say what needs to be said – with specificity, honesty, and focus.
    Lisa Bodell, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Thank you for using your platform to say what desperately needed to be said.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2025

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