Example Sentences

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West said the study's most surprising findings are the tight bonds formed between the plastic and the protein within the area of the neuron where these accumulations are congregating, the lysosome.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2023

Of course, a guaranteed way to spot gators is to stop where other visitors are congregating with their cameras clicking.

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

“It’s been very nice; the kids are safer walking to the community center. People are congregating on the bridge. There are no diesel fumes,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

For all of the focus on vaccines, scientists said, the virus’s path remains highly dependent on how closely people are packed together, where people are congregating and what precautions they are taking.

From New York Times • Aug. 28, 2021

Then he strides off toward the cookhouse where the men from the Flying Squadron are congregating in small groups, their eyes darting, their faces fearful.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen