Example Sentences

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Bayern Munich have already tied up the Bundesliga title and are purring under Vincent Kompany this season.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

His arms aloft celebration is already becoming iconic among Real fans, while the Spanish media are purring in admiration.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

When all the engines of “The Front Page” are purring, its central conflict becomes one of the great comic relationships of all time.

From Washington Post • Oct. 13, 2016

The other theory is that elephants, like cats, are purring.

From Time • Aug. 3, 2012

Son Sean, 3, is "beautiful," their plants are healthy, the cats are "purring."

From Time Magazine Archive