Example Sentences

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Containing more than 250 images, each accompanied by a deft, deep caption, this selection of artworks, ephemera, photographs, fashion, jewels and objects is engaging, surprising and sometimes scary.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Containing almost nothing that might be considered personal, it is not a memoir.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2025

Russell’s “A Domestic Cook Book: Containing a Careful Selection of Useful Recipes for the Kitchen,” published in 1866, served as an inspiration for Shanti.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025

Containing the excitable puppies in the helicopter proved difficult, Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 31, 2024

Containing nothing, having none of the usual or appropriate contents.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson