Example Sentences

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The pandemic “was such a drastic hit,” said Nate Polly, who has been roasting coffee downtown for a decade.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 30, 2022

But most of the country has been roasting.

From New York Times • Jul. 26, 2022

Fortunately dear reader, after a bird has been roasting in the oven for upwards of two to three hours, it will continue to stay hot even after it's been resting for half an hour.

From Salon • Nov. 20, 2021

Gillies, which has been roasting coffee in Brooklyn for 175 years, has gotten in on the trend, launching cold brew on tap to supply local coffee shops and restaurants like Guy & Gallard in April.

From Reuters • Aug. 3, 2015

I wonder," he asked himself with eerie misgiving; "I wonder if it can be that somebody has been roasting a waxen image of me, or stirring an unholy brew to confound me!

From The Mayor of Casterbridge by Hardy, Thomas