Example Sentences

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The researchers found that the inactive version accumulates in large amounts in the brains of people with dementia.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Over time, each grandchild accumulates their own units.

From MarketWatch • May 28, 2026

The cognitive and emotional weight of it accumulates until something breaks.

From Salon • May 24, 2026

The novel accumulates power as Suzanna ages and is faced with the prospect of making a life of her own.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Most of us, when we think of volcanoes, think of the classic cone shapes of a Fuji or Kilimanjaro, which are created when erupting magma accumulates in a symmetrical mound.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson