Example Sentences

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Earlier this fall, it looked as if the Federal Reserve had mapped out the last stretch of its easing campaign for the year.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

Molly, who was preparing for her National 5 exams, had mapped out her life and planned to study medicine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2024

Within a few years of the discovery of the coronavirus that caused SARS, scientists had mapped out a convincing origin scenario.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 11, 2024

We had mapped out a sort of beginning and middle and end of these five parts, and I think that architecture still holds.

From Salon • Nov. 15, 2023

Days before, Tree-ear had mapped out the best places along the river for colored clay, and now he went directly to the first spot.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park