Example Sentences

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Recent history has displayed the pitfalls of trying to hit a target number for clemency.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

Over the past year, it has displayed fine relative strength on the ratio chart against the iShares Expanded-Tech Software exchange-traded fund.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

The new media has displayed a willingness to break the rules for views: Last week, an unnamed YouTuber was banned from the court for revealing the identity of a federally protected anonymous witness.

From Slate • Jun. 10, 2025

The Benfica academy product, who has set up nine goals in all competitions this season, has displayed a technical ease in slicing through defences and evading pressure only rivalled by his compatriot.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2025

Now that we were actually leaving, her manner became more cordial, the stiff unfriendliness she has displayed had gone with the fear that we might have come to stay.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya