Example Sentences

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China has modernized Pakistan’s air force and air-defense systems.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Yet people have continued to buy Birkenstocks and the brand has modernized and built momentum, she said.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2023

As humans, we're all wired to worry, even if our stressors have changed as life has modernized.

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2023

“Deutsche Bank has modernized and organized the way it works,” he told reporters after a summit of European Union leaders, according to CNN.

From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2023

Dr. Wolcot, Burns, and Jamieson have written songs on the story of Fair Annie, and Cunningham has modernized Sir Walter Scott's version, after his fashion, in the Songs of Scotland, i.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various