Example Sentences

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He said Roberts had been responding to a "grave emergency" which could have resulted in the death of a child, but he should still have driven with caution and care.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Kirk had been responding to a reported robbery at a Lancaster supermarket in 2023 when Houseton approached him in the parking lot.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

While we worked, Dalia reflected on the way different customers had been responding to the shooting in the weeks since Oct 25.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2024

The deputies had been responding to a report of an unoccupied vehicle and were searching the area when they found him dead in an area away from the vehicle, the statement said.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2024

It betrayed that quality behind the tone to which I had been responding, and of which I had been afraid, ever since I knew the man.

From The High Heart by King, Basil