Example Sentences

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While New York City was celebrating one of the most improbable wins in history, many others woke up Thursday morning to find that they had missed the game of a lifetime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

Over the next decade, Hockney continued to break social taboos by celebrating same-sex relationships in his art - often by depicting the quiet, everyday moments of gay domestic life.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026

David Hockney, the innovative and prolific British artist who arrived in Los Angeles in 1964, soon celebrating its sun-drenched life and landscapes in colorful, wildly popular paintings, has died.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The discipline is in trimming exposure while everyone else is still celebrating.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

We were celebrating not only my birthday, but Mr. Loomis’s recovery, which has been astonishing, though it is still not complete.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien