Example Sentences

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Formula 1 has been surfing a wave of attention over the past five years, having transformed itself from a tired product that seemed both inaccessible and boring to casual viewers into a global entertainment phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Paishon, 30, has been surfing at various spots around Oahu this week, taking advantage of waves during this week’s high surf warning in effect till Friday morning.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 28, 2023

Local resident Marty Goody, who has been surfing in the area for decades, told ABC News that he estimated the victim may have been about "30 to 40 metres off the shore".

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2023

Smith moved to Los Angeles six months later and has been surfing most days on one of her five soft-tops since then.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

He has been surfing here off the coast of Massachusetts since the 1960s.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2021