Example Sentences

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There are cooperatively breeding insects, rodents, and even reptiles.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

The rear-mounted transaxle works cooperatively with a front-mounted two-speed gearset being driven off the engine, supplying all-wheel traction as necessary, under speeds of about 124 mph.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

A spokesperson for the university said that before it began legal action it "sought a compromise that would work for both parties, approaching discussions cooperatively and with no wish to stop the applicant trading".

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

“I am highly confident that there is more to come with our two companies working cooperatively together,” AMC CEO Adam Aron told investors on the company’s November earnings call.

From Barron's • Dec. 5, 2025

In the past half century, the governments of China and North Korea have cooperatively used their security forces to make sure that the intermittent seepage of Koreans across the border never turns into a flood.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden