Example Sentences

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If you need to be up at 2:30 am refreshing seven websites to get an appointment, that’s going to favor certain groups.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2021

My head is spinning, and I am refreshing my Twitter feed every five seconds.

From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2011

I, like nearly everyone else, am refreshing news pages, blog posts, and scanning my Twitter feed for stories and updates about Irene.

From Scientific American • Aug. 28, 2011

Suddenly, in the recitation room, where I am refreshing my accomplishments in some threatening lesson, I hear low murmurs and exclamations.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896 by Various