Example Sentences

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The Afghan refugees in the Spokane area are numbering close to 400, said Kathryn Garras, Refugee Connections Spokane executive director.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2022

No news from Jonathan, and Lucy seems to be growing weaker, whilst her mother’s hours are numbering to a close.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

Whilst you are numbering your heads, Hussein, the handsome standard-bearer, has found his way to Ayesha's heart.'

From The Pobratim A Slav Novel by Jones, P.

No news from Jonathan, and Lucy seems to be growing weaker, whilst her mother's hours are numbering to a close.

From Dracula by Stoker, Bram

In 1855 many became citizens, and had their lands divided among them, the others being removed to the Indian Territory, where they now are, numbering 258 souls.

From Descriptive Catalogue of Photographs of North American Indians by Jackson, W. H.