Example Sentences

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But for Natalie, who has been baking cakes on the weekend, the cost of a licence means it is no longer worth opening.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

Swift, it turns out, has been baking sourdough.

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2025

Rajpal Singh, 40, has been baking in the high desert sun on a small picket line outside an Amazon facility in Palmdale.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 14, 2023

It could be, at least in part, a result of the heat wave that has been baking the region and shows no signs of letting up.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2023

The little lass has been baking this morning.”

From Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family by Fenn, George Manville