Example Sentences

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It would take another 16 years before dots and dashes reliably flowed between Great Britain and North America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Concerns have grown over “blue-dot fever,” a term used to describe a prevalence of blue dots that represent empty seats on venue seat maps.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

People are carefully trying to connect the dots, trying to point to places within Dylan’s work where he’s mentioned gangsters or specific moments in American history.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Dasgupta also points to a knock of eight from 11 balls against Lucknow Super Giants, which included five tentative dots balls in a row before a sliced high catch offered off left-arm seamer Mohsin Khan.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

On his left thumb, a birthmark smattering of freckles in the shape of a constellation dots across his wrinkled left thumb.

From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera