Example Sentences

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At the time of our interview, Kripke has been nailing down the details of the fifth season in the writers’ room and has not brought actors into the process yet.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2024

Yet during the past decade, Metcalf has been nailing role after role in the modern canon of Important Parts like no other American actress of her generation.

From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2020

LeBron has been nailing fadeaways in key playoff moments since Pascal Siakam was a kid in Cameroon.

From Slate • May 4, 2018

For cast and creators alike, the biggest challenge has been nailing the tone, which swings from comedy to drama to thriller within a single scene.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2016