Example Sentences

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In a time when Korean culture dominates the pop sphere, this exhibition defines the highpoints of earlier Korean aesthetics for U.S. audiences otherwise underexposed to them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Transportation construction spending, as the government defines it, refers to structures used for transportation, such as airport hangars, bus terminals, railroad tracks and marinas.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

France is Thursday expected to move towards repealing outdated legislation that defines people enslaved in its colonies as "moveable goods", in a symbolic move as the country grapples with its colonial legacy.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Barabak: A popular expression — which Steyer mentioned — defines insanity as doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

It defines a different kind of change to the world and our lives, and indirectly would drive Paul’s eventual research: Metcalfe’s law.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel