Example Sentences

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They had congregated at the city's Lekki toll gate after a memorial concert for the 27-year-old singer, who died last week in a hospital in Lagos.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

Most of the anti-monarchy protesters on Saturday had congregated in Trafalgar Square next to the bronze statue of King Charles I, who was beheaded in 1649, leading to a short-lived republic.

From Reuters • May 6, 2023

In a Barcelona restaurant where viewers had congregated, people jumped on tables and lifted chairs in the air.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2022

They were difficult to see from the path, but on that summer day, they had congregated at the water, taking sanctuary in the shade under a thicket of trees.

From Salon • Nov. 27, 2022

Students, so many that Richard wondered how they had congregated so quickly, began to chant.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie