Example Sentences

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The specimen was first uncovered by a retired chicken farmer, who had sourced rocks from a nearby quarry to build a garden retaining wall.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

Cardiff council said it had sourced additional emergency accommodation for the winter to help people to come inside off the street.

From BBC • Dec. 9, 2023

The crew's commander, a straight-talking, gold-toothed 45-year-old named Oleksandr, said they could only guess where Russia had sourced the additional shells.

From Reuters • Nov. 5, 2023

The country had sourced 90% of its wheat from Ukraine and Russia before this year.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 7, 2022

The administration announced Thursday that it had sourced 1.5 million bottles of formula from Nestle under the program.

From Washington Times • May 21, 2022