Example Sentences

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In this season of our discontent, the scene in which Richard cynically holds up a Bible as a ginned-up crowd clamors to make him king is one you may find familiar.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

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

“Everyone in the industry clamors to get inside that ballroom for the Golden Globes,” said one longtime publicist who was not authorized to comment.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2021

The Belle Isle Nature Center, where the whole family clamors for a chance to feed the white fallow deer, descendants of the original population gifted to the Isle from French President François-Félix Faure in 1895.

From Washington Post • Jan. 25, 2018

He was past reasoning, beyond surprise, stunned by the clamors and succumbing to wounds.

From The Storm Centre by Murfree, Mary Noailles