Example Sentences

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Thankfully, his bosses had solved this exact problem.

From Slate • Nov. 13, 2025

She had solved it with her hands, but she didn’t stop there.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2024

But he said Germany could reassure its European allies that it has diversified its energy supplies and filled up stores of gas, and had "solved the problem" of Russian gas imports.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2023

The participants were led to believe that cheating would be undetected, when in fact the researchers could verify how many puzzles they had solved.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2023

Harrison had solved the problem of fixing longitude.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong