Example Sentences

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The main goal of the police during the operation had been "locating and returning the children safely" Det Sup McKay said.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

The RSF, meanwhile, had been locating more and more gunmen at Soba and other camps across Khartoum, the same military sources said.

From Reuters • Apr. 28, 2023

The party had recently returned from the front, where they had been locating a line of new road since earliest spring.

From Campmates A Story of the Plains by Munroe, Kirk

All day they had been locating homeless flood victims, rescuing stock, and dragging farm implements above the water-line.

From The Reclaimers by McCarter, Margaret Hill