Example Sentences

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“For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse — one politically incorrect joke at a time.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Although most diabetes medications do not target the brain, this research shows that metformin has been influencing brain pathways all along.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

But also the surveillance state, particularly the situation in Xinjiang, has been influencing policy in a way that’s really interesting.

From Slate • Nov. 3, 2022

“I think it is because the spirit of our heroes has been influencing our next generation.”

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

Germany has been influencing our set designers ever since Brecht's Berliner Ensemble changed the face of British theatre in the 1950s.

From The Guardian • Jul. 20, 2011