Example Sentences

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For the first time in decades, both writers and actors are manning picket lines to demand better contracts.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

“We are manning the phones and trying to help people navigate care as best we can within the limits of the law as we consider our options.”

From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022

Public transportation has been shut down and police are manning roadblocks to prevent travel.

From Washington Times • Apr. 29, 2020

You may recall that thanks to “a small but diabolical clause in their HBO contract,” cast members on the show are manning the phones to answer questions.

From Slate • May 1, 2019

You shall have a chance soon, my good fellow, for I see that they are manning their boats for a visit to us; we must give them the best welcome in our power.'

From I've Been Thinking; or, the Secret of Success by Roe, Azel Stevens