Example Sentences

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Speculation has abounded over the sisters’ lives and deaths.

From New York Times • Jul. 29, 2022

Confusion has abounded since the Supreme Court issued its decision Friday.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2022

From the mid-nineteenth century, science has abounded in specialists, yet polymaths such as Alan Turing and Linus Pauling have remained crucial.

From Nature • Sep. 21, 2020

But with the proliferation of auteur-driven series on cable and streaming services like Netflix and Amazon, freedom to use music in new and surprising ways has abounded.

From Washington Post • Sep. 1, 2017

The Black Forest, from time out of mind, has abounded with stories of phantoms, demons, genii, and fairies.

From Zigzag Journeys in Northern Lands; The Rhine to the Arctic; A Summer Trip of the Zigzag Club Through Holland, Germany, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden by Butterworth, Hezekiah