Example Sentences

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City officials said in a statement on Saturday that they had "expected a large crowd" during the weekend and had formulated a plan, according to several local reports.

From Fox News • Mar. 27, 2022

With exactly a month to go until the Games start, foreign ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin assured reporters China had "formulated an efficient and highly effective defence system".

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2022

Long before meeting this almost mythical figure, Carmel had formulated her own ideas about who she was.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 15, 2021

By 1961, Dr. Beck had formulated the basic ideas of cognitive therapy.

From Washington Post • Nov. 3, 2021

Over the years Ben had formulated fire-tested strategies.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy