Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

These are qualities that Mr. González has been combining in his music all along, but perhaps never as effectively as he does here.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Clarke said Metro has been combining redundant backroom administrative services — for instance, consolidating call centers — and had found enough potential savings to cover the difference.

From Washington Post • Mar. 23, 2023

Norwegian, for example, says it has been combining services on its transatlantic routes, using a single larger Boeing 787 to replace two 737 Max.

From BBC • Mar. 15, 2019

For the past three years, Seattle jazz saxophonist Steve Griggs has been combining his considerable skills as a musician, journalist and historian to produce “Songs of Unsung Seattle,” which mix original music with historical exposition.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 1, 2016

For music that has been combining elements of both for long enough to have developed its own traditions, listen to any jazz, blues, gospel, Latin dance, or reggae.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones