How to Use what about in a Sentence
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Well, what about, was there a response to the essay at the time?
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Quanta Magazine,
1 Feb. 2024
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But what about the man in the turquoise uniform guarding him?
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Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2024
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And what about Disney's movies, which have had a tough year?
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Alex Weprin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Dec. 2023
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The camp may have squeaked by this summer, but what about next year?
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Dan Stahl,
The New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2023
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But what about the effects of Burning Man on the climate?
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Alden Wicker,
WIRED,
7 Sep. 2023
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But what about the drugs that were approved before 1962?
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Randy Hatton,
Scientific American,
21 Dec. 2023
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But what about vet offices that are closed for the eclipse — as Carlson's briefly was — or hard to get to on the day of the eclipse?
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Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Apr. 2024
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But what about someone struggling to pay the rent or put food on the table?
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Jamie Ducharme,
TIME,
18 Sep. 2023
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And what about those who run for office but have yet to be elected?
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Bill Laytner,
Detroit Free Press,
19 May 2024
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But what about the guilt parents feel from letting their kids use screens?
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Matt Villano,
CNN,
19 June 2024
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And what about goods flowing the other way, from the United States to China?
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Lydia Depillis,
New York Times,
26 Aug. 2023
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And what about humans in 250 million years, if the species still exists by then?
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Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
26 Sep. 2023
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But what about all this other — that doesn't count for anything?
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Shania Russell,
EW.com,
24 Mar. 2024
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But what about parents of infants who can’t even sit just yet?
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
9 Feb. 2024
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But what about the impact of our mental health on blood pressure?
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Jake Parks,
Discover Magazine,
7 Dec. 2023
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By now everyone knows the ringleader of The Eras Tour, but what about the cast and crew who shine alongside her?
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Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2024
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Oh, but what about the other properties in the ideal gas law?
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Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
21 Jan. 2024
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And what about her dead husband, who was also a cop and whose pictures line the walls of Lucie’s house?
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Jordan Mintzer,
The Hollywood Reporter,
19 Feb. 2024
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Deep-Sea Risks But what about diving into the dark, watery depths that span two thirds of our world?
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Syris Valentine,
Scientific American,
31 July 2023
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And what about the vintage tube of Preparation H seen in the opening credits?
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Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2024
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But what about stopping like a normal driver and not locking up the brakes?
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Rhett Allain,
WIRED,
7 July 2023
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While a whole other side was saying, well, wait a minute, what about Nicole Brown Simpson?
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NPR,
11 Apr. 2024
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A picture is worth a thousand words Words and profiles are one thing, but what about pictures of you?
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Fox News,
30 Oct. 2023
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Going to fun dinners is one thing, but … what about your friendship?
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Meredith Goldstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
7 July 2023
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Search engines such as Google have free request forms to excise them from a name search, but what about a face search?
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WIRED,
20 Sep. 2023
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But what about trips to Barcelona or Singapore or even just Baton Rouge?
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Harriet Baskas,
NBC News,
24 Oct. 2023
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And what about journalists who don’t want their work used by OpenAI?
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Kate Knibbs,
WIRED,
21 Dec. 2023
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And what about his quest to be included among the upper echelon of receivers in the NFL?
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David Moore,
Dallas News,
7 Sep. 2023
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And what about the world that looks to America as a beacon of hope and the standard-bearer of liberty and justice?
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Mansoor Shams,
Baltimore Sun,
23 July 2024
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But what about the financial elites — Wall Street and Silicon Valley?
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Letters To The Editor,
The Mercury News,
18 July 2024
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