Example Sentences

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This 'surrender principle' has shaped the pub trade in Northern Ireland for the best part of the last century, limiting new venues and driving licence prices into the hundreds of thousands.

From BBC • May 31, 2026

The way 22-year-old Weaver sees it, the AI boom is threatening the hobby that has shaped his life since he was 8.

From MarketWatch • May 23, 2026

This framework has shaped regulations governing appliance standards, pipeline permitting and vehicle emissions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

For more than 150 years, a guiding idea in geometry has shaped how mathematicians think about surfaces.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

My upbringing has shaped in me certain attitudes which have not worn thin over the years.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez