Example Sentences

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“And if the six are deriving some benefit then why shouldn’t they? Why wouldn’t they put their names to this otherwise?”

From Washington Times • Oct. 11, 2020

British ministers are deriving comfort from the idea that he is essentially a deal-maker, a man who once said: “Everything is negotiable.”

From The Guardian • Nov. 12, 2016

The scholars are deriving timeless lessons from an ancient religion but they are doing it on powerful computers dealing every day with contemporary questions from the faithful all over the world.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2016

“We’ve confirmed that the markets are deriving a great deal of information from these reports.”

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2015

They have discovered that they are men as their monarchs are, deriving from the God of nature equal rights, and with a clear right to participate in the government of their choice.

From Celebration in Baltimore of the Triumph of Liberty in France by Wirt, William