Example Sentences

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Ty Littlefield, a 35-year-old software developer in Denver, has been scrolling through LinkedIn and seeing the same people who were laid off a year ago still looking for work.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Don’t say things like “Turn that thing off!” when your kid has been scrolling for a long time, says Jean Rogers, the director of the nonprofit Fairplay’s Screen Time Action Network.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2023

Every night before bed, Victor DeMarco has been scrolling through his Twitter feed looking for one thing: news about student debt cancellation.

From Washington Post • Jun. 10, 2022

She has been scrolling through Instagram, seeing how activists have organized around Gilmore’s death and learning from them.

From Washington Post • Sep. 6, 2021