Example Sentences

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The four convictions came after an investigation from the Serious Fraud Office into whether traders had been manipulating Libor for profit.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Drawn to Wanda’s reality-altering powers, the centuries-old witch had been manipulating events in order to learn just how Wanda was pulling off the immense magical feat of bewitching an entire New Jersey town.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Photographers had been manipulating photos for more than a century before Photoshop was created, and it wasn’t the only piece of image editing software around in the early days of computers.

From The Verge • Feb. 19, 2020

She added she was tired of lying and felt Urquhart had been manipulating her.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 11, 2017

Frank, who had been manipulating the controls, looked up mirthfully.

From The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition by Breckenridge, Gerald