Example Sentences

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The Joshis watched as other governments—from Thailand to the Philippines—retrieved migrant farmworkers, including some who had harvested fruit on the same kibbutz as Bipin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

They had harvested all these resources from the state without concern for the lives of residents.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2024

He said Russia had harvested 156 million tons of grain over the past year, and exported 60 million tonnes.

From Reuters • Jul. 21, 2023

As we speak, Annie’s great-granddaughters clean wild berries and greens they had harvested to prepare a dessert called akutaq.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2021

Mr. Patterson had told me that over a hundred years ago, laborers had harvested the granite guts of the quarry to build a bridge between Boston and Cambridge.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen