Example Sentences

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Australia has released some of the oil it had stocked away for use in an emergency and temporarily lowered fuel standards, meaning that more-polluting fuel can be sold to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

Asmaa’s family had stocked up on canned goods.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024

They had stocked the fridge and planned for a quiet holiday weekend indoors at their home in suburban Williamsville, N.Y., as long as the power stayed on.

From New York Times • Dec. 25, 2022

Woolley said customers who had stocked up due to supply chain issues are pushing out orders “a little bit.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 2022

The natives also went toHog Island, which the settlers had stocked with hundreds of hogs, and slaughtered them all.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone