Example Sentences

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By the time he was arrested he had shed even those items.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

By the next day’s close of trading, the Dow had shed 821 points.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

The stock had shed 23% this year coming into the earnings report.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

The company had shed around $100 billion in market value since mid September, when reports started to surface about a potential bidding war for Warner’s assets.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

By 1925, Hale had shed his past, but there remained a faded photograph from the contest; it showed Hale and Grammer sitting proudly on their horses, holding up coiled ropes.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann