wasn't

American

[wuhz-uhnt, woz-] / ˈwʌz ənt, ˈwɒz- /

contraction of was not: I wasn't sure you heard me.

wasn't British

/ ˈwɒzənt /

contraction

was not

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Pronunciation

See isn't.

Usage

See contraction.

Example Sentences

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And, looking at its privacy policy, I wasn’t disappointed.

From Salon

But we also didn’t have a policy saying “A.I. is allowed,” and there wasn’t a consensus.

From Slate

What united attendees wasn’t emotional validation—it was civic responsibility.

From The Wall Street Journal

The schedule promoted a free glam bar, which wasn’t staffed for most of the weekend, said Brielle Cenci, a vendor who paid several thousand dollars to have a booth.

From Los Angeles Times

And another comment stated that the impact wasn't just on Claude Code, saying "A simple one sentence reply to a conversation just took me from 59% usage to 100%. How??"

From BBC

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