Example Sentences

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People suffered and worked endlessly, but after the riots, they realized that the lives they had been living in America were not truly immigrant lives in the full sense.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The man renting the apartment from Hanaa had been living there for three years.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

The family had been living in part off a GoFundMe drive that raised nearly $7,000.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Shortly after the latest separation, Ballerini—who had been living in Nashville, Tenn., at the time—chose to relocate for a change of scenery.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

One morning, Iwas in the hall near the classroom door when I overheard her telling one of the parents that Jessica and her family had been living in town for a week or two already.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott