Example Sentences

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The U.S. military had taken seriously the risk of an Iranian missile strike and had positioned a guided-missile destroyer near the base, U.S. officials said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

Like other American networks, they had positioned cameras on the rooftops of the Al-Mansur and Palestine hotels in Baghdad.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

The Kurds have not hidden their bitterness towards Washington, under whose leadership the anti-jihadist coalition had positioned bases in Kurdish-controlled areas.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

This player then played a direct pass down the flank, where both Spurs and Brighton had positioned extra players.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

He realized that she must have leapt before he had positioned himself in the garden to observe her.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende