Example Sentences

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We are exchanging short-term pain for long-term gain.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

"We are investigating with the DEA, we are exchanging information."

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Both sides are exchanging offers and negotiating long hours, but they still appear to be far apart on wages and benefits.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

Now he is one of 80 students from his university in an encrypted chat group, who call themselves “rebels” and are exchanging ideas about what to do next.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Even in the midst of this beauty, Autumn and I are exchanging glares.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer