Example Sentences

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For anyone who has watched ocean waves or fast moving water, turbulence can seem like pure chaos.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Caleb Soto, attorney for the National Day Laborer Organizing Network, who represents many detainees, said he has watched people deteriorate week by week when he visits them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

No one who has watched his Man City teams could reasonably believe that Guardiola is anything less than one of the greatest managers English soccer has ever seen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Over the last four decades Sarah has watched her younger sister overcome hurdles most people will not experience in their lifetime.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Any child who has watched only one month’s worth of television knows to do that much.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg