Example Sentences

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China had been surging ahead for more than a decade and planned to become the world’s leading space power.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

The fallout from the fires is an abrupt disruption for a company that had been surging in recent months.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2025

It tried the carrot-and-stick approach in a trial run on Venezuelan migrants, who had been surging into the El Paso area late last year.

From Washington Times • Jan. 8, 2023

Tesla’s chief executive, Elon Musk, said on Twitter on Friday that the company’s stock price, which had been surging in recent weeks, was “too high” in his opinion.

From New York Times • May 1, 2020

A great, mad hope had been surging through his being since he had read of the broken engagement and received the girl's note.

From The Mucker by Burroughs, Edgar Rice