Example Sentences

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But, as a result, the timeline for Ohtani to return to pitching in the majors is now far less clear than it had been entering the spring.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025

Millions of women like Jintana had been entering the workforce in developing regions such as Southeast Asia.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2024

About 500 trucks a day had been entering Gaza before the war started.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

Afghan acting Defense Minister Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob said at a news conference in Kabul that American drones had been entering Afghanistan via Pakistan.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2022

This person entered the doctor's office as if he had been entering a railway station, without even bowing.

From The Waif of the "Cynthia" by Laurie, André