Example Sentences

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Amir, who lives in Tehran, said people had been stocking up on supplies.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

But during those weeks of quiet, Russia had been stocking up weaponry.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2023

Mr. Lapko said that a truckload of firewood costs nearly three times what it did last year, before the Russian invasion, and that everyone in the area had been stocking up on wood.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Pace blocked for Warner when the quarterback, who had been stocking grocery shelves while trying to get an NFL job, led the Rams to the 1999 championship.

From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2016

The next day, while returning from town where they had been stocking up for the feast they had promised themselves, they again met Walter Mason.

From Nan Sherwood at Palm Beach Or Strange Adventures Among The Orange Groves by Carr, Annie Roe