Example Sentences

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Bean to Kohl’s KSS -3.23%decrease; red down pointing triangle are milking the moment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

“I am really concerned about the people who are looking after affected cattle because I've heard of really high levels of virus in the milk and people are milking these animals twice a day.”

From Science Magazine • Apr. 1, 2024

“They are milking the cow without feeding it.”

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2023

"Things are just out of control. People are milking the system," he said, adding that he expects even more aggressive accounting and fraud in 2023.

From Reuters • Dec. 16, 2022

"It is to keep our gowns clean, Louis, when we are milking, and scrubbing, and doing all sorts of household duties," said Catharine.

From Lost in the Backwoods by Traill, Catharine Parr Strickland