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The part of a sentence "they replied that" is correct and commonly used in written English.
It is used to indicate that someone responded to a question or statement by saying something specific. Example: When I asked them why they were late, they replied that they got caught in traffic.
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When he offered praise, he said they replied: "That's the way it always is.
When reporters asked how they could know this when they didn't have any suspects, they replied: "That's just what we're saying".
When he told journalists in Hong Kong about his plan, he said in his piece, they replied: "That's not really how we usually do things in China".
They replied "That information is not on our website, however you will encounter that once you are porting your number".
They replied that their precinct was closed.
They replied that naturally it would.
They replied that it couldn't be done.
They replied that they were the family of Gabe Zimmerman.
They replied that they just wanted the Dalai Lama back.
They replied that they were just getting together socially.
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Responding to concerns about length and overstatement, they reply, "that's precisely the point of this album, and is also why it works so well.
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