Example Sentences

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His committee chairmen had been figuring out what to do if the justices ruled their way, he said, and now needed to refocus their efforts.

From Washington Post • Jun. 25, 2015

Cora had been figuring on Sam’s news all day, holding it up to the light like a hideous bauble, tilting it so.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

"Oh, gracious, goodness, me, girls!" gasped Jennie Stone, who had been figuring desperately upon a sheet of paper.

From Ruth Fielding in Moving Pictures Or, Helping the Dormitory Fund by Emerson, Alice B.

"Yes," nodded Kincaide, picking up the paper upon which he had been figuring.

From Vampires of Space by Wright, Sewell Peaslee

They had been figuring up possible and probable profits by the end of the five years, and looked very well satisfied.

From Hope Mills or, Between Friend and Sweetheart by Douglas, Amanda Minnie