Example Sentences

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A wary Tinseltown reluctantly coalesced around the Netflix bid, seeing it as the lesser of two evils, but Paramount's willingness to stump up ever greater sums eventually saw the streamer withdraw.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

The fog coalesced around the summits, with sunset’s final rays transforming them into a gracefully undulating landscape of golden gauze.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2025

It was for similar reasons that cardinals of different persuasions were thought to have coalesced around him at conclave.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2025

After pitching their best ideas—an automated pothole-repair machine, a wearable air purifier for people with allergies—the students coalesced around a winner: a self-inflating-tire product.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

Instead of dispersing, they coalesced into him, clustering in the folds of his ragged cloak, disappearing into his mouth, and flying around his head like a screaming halo.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda