Example Sentences

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I see a lot of promise with Siri AI, but given the fits and starts leading up to this point, I am proceeding with caution.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Best line: I quite liked this one, from “The Meg”: “I am proceeding toward the enormous killer shark.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2019

But in truth, should I meet with gold or spices in great quantity, I shall remain till I collect as much as possible, and for this purpose I am proceeding solely in quest of them.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2019

“Right now it doesn’t have the funding necessary to pay them. I have chosen to be personally responsible for this and am proceeding to pay them with my own personal income.”

From Washington Times • Feb. 11, 2017

You see, I am proceeding confidently upon the supposition that Sanderson wasn't messing in Manuel's domestic affairs.

From The King of Arcadia by Lynde, Francis