Example Sentences

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Five African heads of state, including Biya, have held power for more than three decades; nearly all are grooming their sons as successors.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 28, 2023

“States are grooming grounds for governors who want to be Nigeria’s next president,” she said.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2023

Britain’s domestic intelligence chief warned this week that Chinese intelligence agents are grooming British citizens as spies as part of influence operations that can stretch over years and even decades.

From Washington Times • Nov. 17, 2022

“Grooming behaviors are very, very strong instincts and patterns. We believe that these disorders are grooming instincts that have gone a bit awry.”

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2020

The men are grooming their horses; the tap of the curry-comb and the impatient pawing of hoofs is music in the clear, crisp, bracing air.

From Campaigning with Crook and Stories of Army Life by King, Charles