Example Sentences

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Tesco said customers were "treating themselves at home" with own-label premium products and had been switching to Tesco from premium retailers to save money.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2023

Consumers had been switching to more "premium" options in their drinking habits, he said.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2023

The Spurs had been switching on screens the entire night, and he expected them to again.

From Washington Post • Nov. 4, 2015

Keepers had been switching the cubs as often as they could, giving one to Mei Xiang while caring for the other in a special incubator.

From Washington Post • Aug. 28, 2015

His counsel said prison officers had been switching on Abu Hamza'a cell light hourly during the night to see if he is moving.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2012