Example Sentences

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Mr. Cohen advised Silicon Valley Bank as it scrambled for a buyer and has been counseling First Republic as it clamors for a lifeline.

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

Though the company still clamors for government funding and sometimes makes bold predictions it doesn’t actually see through, SpaceX continues to defy expectations with each new accomplishment.

From The Verge • Nov. 1, 2021

Read in the context of today’s clamors for justice, the decades-old diagnoses and laments sound remarkably — and wrenchingly — fresh and relevant.

From Washington Post • Jun. 11, 2020

McCarthy can't sleep past sunrise while Rudolph clamors for as much rest as possible.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2018

All over the country, public meetings were held in honor of the illustrious dead; the man who had said repeatedly, "I care nothing about clamors; I do precisely what I think just and right."

From Famous American Statesmen by Bolton, Sarah Knowles