Example Sentences

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Some investors had crowded into trades involving Argentina’s U.S. dollar-denominated government bonds ahead of the election.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Tourists had crowded along both sides of the border at Niagara Falls, where the eclipse path crossed from the US into Canada.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2024

But the raid fueled mourning and panic among more than a million Palestinians who had crowded into Rafah.

From New York Times • Feb. 13, 2024

Residents of the world’s most populous country had crowded around televisions in offices, shops, restaurants on Wednesday and erupted into clapping, dancing and the exchanging of sweets when they saw the lander’s smooth touchdown.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 24, 2023

He waited until they had crowded inside and then spurted ahead with a suddenness that rolled them all over backward.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller