Example Sentences

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But Walsh has sought to allay concerns, saying that airlines could withstand the fuel price shock.

From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026

The Perez campaign has sought to dismiss Riquelme's strategy of immediately bringing in superstar names as unrealistic.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

To catch up, Volkswagen has sought to insulate its floundering Chinese business from the Eurocentric designs and slow decision-making of its German headquarters.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

Instead of blanket-dismissing tech entrepreneurs or wholesale manifesting a god in the machine, Pope Leo has sought a careful, studied, moral middle ground: one that encourages technological progress but upholds human dignity above all.

From Slate • May 28, 2026

We of Umkhonto have always sought — as the liberation movement has sought — to achieve liberation without bloodshed and civil clash.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela