Example Sentences

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Gottlieb, who has been commuting weekly to Washington from his home in Connecticut, said he wants to spend more time with his family.

From Washington Post • Mar. 5, 2019

This fall, former lifer Paulette Carrington has been commuting 2 1/2 hours each way - by bus, trolley, train and finally another bus - to reach a job training program in Philadelphia.

From Washington Times • Oct. 30, 2017

This fall, former lifer Paulette Carrington has been commuting 2 1/2 hours each way — by bus, trolley, train and finally another bus — to reach a job training program in Philadelphia.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 29, 2017

Lacey Steele, a Nucla native, has been commuting to work in Telluride since she was 15 and now works at a Starbucks there.

From The Guardian • Jul. 14, 2017

“We bonded because we all live near each other,” said Dorothy Leonard, who is in her 50s and has been commuting on the QM22 since 1992.

From New York Times • May 22, 2010