Example Sentences

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A ball dropping, a defender flailing and a striker as cool as can be, cushioning the ball up and over a stranded goalkeeper.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Mother Mary, then, has just reached her rock bottom, with Sam’s good graces barely cushioning her fall.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026

So that’s what is cushioning much of the initial hit to households from higher gas prices, Skordeles says.

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

Loh expects Westports’ 2026 earnings could be supported by tariff revisions, cushioning supply chain and freight rate volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 7, 2026

If I was thin, it must be because I'd recently lost the extra fifty pounds traditionally cushioning the standard American ass.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris