Example Sentences

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“BoMac” told me before the brawl that the fight had been manifesting in their camp for a long time, and that they were ravenous to prove they were the best in the boxing world.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2023

Fullaway, who had been manifesting signs of impatience and irritation during the last few minutes, here snapped out a question.

From The Rayner-Slade Amalgamation by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)

One of my visits to Peh-chui-ia was on the day after his friends had been manifesting, especial opposition to him.

From Forty Years in South China The Life of Rev. John Van Nest Talmage, D.D. by Fagg, John Gerardus

Further, the tendency toward the weakening of final syllables was very strong even then and had been manifesting itself in one way and another for centuries.

From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward

I have mentioned in the text that I had some recent experience of a case where a "polter-geist" or mischievous spirit had been manifesting.

From The New Revelation by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir