Example Sentences

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Yet the company stagnated while Amazon ate its lunch, first dominating online retailing, then entering and succeeding at a diner menu of related businesses, from logistics to cloud computing to on-demand streaming media.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

They showed that platforms such as Instagram and TikTok were still "dominating app store rankings and downloads" one month on from the ban.

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

Early in the year, wildfires raged for weeks, dominating national news cycles and essentially shutting down tourism in the area for the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

With high pressure dominating the weather over the coming days there is little cloud in the forecast.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

This celebration was the first time in days that they could simply enjoy one another’s company without the events of February seventh dominating the conversation.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore