Example Sentences

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Backlash to AI has been simmering for months.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Deal news connected to that theme has been simmering lately.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 10, 2025

Debate over the project has been simmering for decades.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2023

During the past few years a revolution has been simmering in Bangladesh cricket, born from a realisation that producing a conveyor belt of identikit spinners is unlikely to bring long-term success.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2023

Now that the lavender has been simmering, the whole house smells like spring.

From "Betty Before X" by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson