Example Sentences

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Don Kang, Netflix’s vice president of content for Korea, said it had been exciting to see the show take off globally.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

Animal officers said there was no term for the cat's condition because it was so rare but added it had been "exciting to discover Hope's special status".

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2022

The Manhattan Project had been exciting from a scientific standpoint, but horrific in every other respect.

From The Verge • Jun. 24, 2018

Investigating Stapel had been exciting, and he had no interest in returning to his old work.

From The Guardian • Feb. 1, 2017

At first it had been exciting, like being famous.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin