Example Sentences

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The clock for the kidney’s survival had been ticking for more than 3 hours, since Rao, the transplant surgeon, had removed it from a rat in a reenactment of that 2022 breakthrough surgery.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 21, 2023

I’d noticed that the Apple.com charges had been ticking up, but assumed my husband was buying more audiobooks and my daughter was downloading more games.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2023

Shares of Bed Bath & Beyond had fallen about 40 percent since Cohen signed a settlement agreement with the retailer, but had been ticking up in recent weeks.

From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2022

Galston said the jobless rate had been ticking downward, the housing market appeared to have stabilized with home prices finally rising, and consumer confidence had been improving.

From Reuters • Nov. 7, 2012

The clock had been ticking steadily along while Grandmother had been telling stories, and it was now late in the afternoon.

From The Dutch Twins by Perkins, Lucy Fitch