Example Sentences

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Grealish had been thriving at Everton, with two goals and six assists in 20 Premier League appearances.

From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026

In 1492, when Christopher Columbus “discovered America,” civilizations had been thriving on this land for millennia.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2025

Nothing else had changed in the environment they had been thriving in for so long, and their growing legend may have attracted trophy hunters.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2023

The two-time All-Star left-hander was a member of Washington’s 2019 World Series championship team, played for Cincinnati and Seattle last year and now is back with the Nationals bullpen — and had been thriving.

From Washington Times • Apr. 20, 2022

Sea captains and merchants had been thriving splendidly until the last year or two, when seizures began to be made by the British Government that roused a ferment of warlike spirit again.

From A Little Girl in Old Boston by Douglas, Amanda Minnie