Example Sentences

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It has coexisted uneasily with the principles of the Declaration.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

And its ambition was true to the spirit of experimentation — and, these days, revision — that has coexisted with reverent tradition at Bayreuth for almost 150 years.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2023

And in a reflective mood, Cher offered a cleareyed assessment of how her ultra-splashy public persona has coexisted with her naturally quiet self for more than 50 years.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2018

The sect is banned in Pakistan, although it has coexisted peacefully with Indonesian Muslims since being established in the country in 1925.

From Time Magazine Archive

The preferred sense of disinterested as “impartial,” for example, has coexisted for centuries with its frowned-upon sense as “bored.”

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker