Example Sentences

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"We examined all the wooden remains closely, looking at their surfaces under microscopes. We found marks from chopping and carving on two objects -- clear signs that early humans had shaped them."

From Science Daily • May 24, 2026

The Freies Jüdisches Lehrhaus in Frankfurt was his attempt to open a way for assimilated Jews to re-enter Judaism without forfeiting the culture that had shaped them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

He said he believed his dad's upbringing in Aston, just streets away from the football stadium where he will perform, had shaped his work ethic.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2025

George Washington, though omitted from this equation, had always been present in Borglum’s vision of a sculpture that would represent the manifest destiny that had shaped the United States.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2025

Min had shaped and then carved the clay to form curve of wing and tilt of head.

From "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park