Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The full-time content creator with more than 180,000 Instagram and 16,000 Facebook followers, had been documenting his journey on social media.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2025

Basel Adra had been documenting the actions for years; he grew up watching his neighbors filming the army’s incursions — and joining members of his activist family in protests.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2024

We had been documenting the siege of the Ukrainian city by Russian troops for more than two weeks and were the only international journalists left in the city.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

The pair had been documenting on social media a nationwide tour of national parks scheduled to end later this month on the West Coast.

From Washington Times • Oct. 5, 2021

Doctors in New York City, meanwhile, had been documenting clusters of human patients with fever, confusion and muscle weakness, some of whom died.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2020