Example Sentences

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Revenue in the second quarter rose 11 percent to $134.4 billion, the retailer said, slightly better than the 9 percent it had been achieving recently.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2023

Titles that had been achieving weak screen averages were particularly vulnerable, with Burke and Hare shedding more than half of its sites, in the process plunging by 75% in box office.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2010

Leonid Brezhnev had been achieving considerable success with his "peace campaign" and his call for a moratorium on nuclear weapons in Europe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Would he tell Slughorn — Harry’s stomach churned — how Harry had been achieving such good results in Potions all year?

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling

Fiovaranti had been achieving a brilliant success in "Les Huguenots."

From A Winter Amid the Ice and Other Thrilling Stories by Verne, Jules