Example Sentences

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Still, the Parisian strangeness had been brewing for over a week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Head said opening for Australia at home had been "brewing for a bit", having done the job several times on overseas tours.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

Madigan Traversi’s world changed in the fall of 2017, but the forces responsible for her transformation had been brewing for a long time.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

I can’t help but think that such questions had been brewing in fans’ minds for a few weeks before hitting a boiling point Monday.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 23, 2023

Segregation laws were proposed as part of a deliberate and strategic effort to deflect anger and hostility that had been brewing against the white elite away from them and toward African Americans.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander