Example Sentences

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It breaks the spell of being fruitfully lost in the present, and retethers us to the digital distractions that dominate our days.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

It added that negotiations with the IMF were proceeding "fruitfully and positively" in accordance with the terms of the program concluded with the Fund.

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2023

Her previous jobs showed she was comfortable talking on camera; Jones has been watching carefully to see if she can fruitfully move a conversation along as an interviewer.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

I felt I knew about Thompson’s love of the Old Masters, but I was surprised by how deeply, directly and fruitfully his work was inspired by them.

From Washington Post • Sep. 20, 2021

It is the sort of day that seems to end minutes after it begins, defeating Ashima’s intentions to spend it fruitfully, the inevitability of nightfall distracting her.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri